haganap
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- I'm an oldbie MH number 10
I am trying to make some arrangements for improving the length of stay on aires.
I have a generator which of course I can use but it uses petrol.
I have gas heating but there is only so much gas you can take.
So my plan was to buy a small oil filled rad at 600w and operate it through an inverter. for a few hours a day, then top the batteries up with the Genny for a couple of hours before getting the gas on to keep warm at night. (sorry should say this is for extreme winter in the alps skiing)
So I thought I would buy say an 800 wat inverter. However I then thought about it and I have in my van a 2000w inverter built in to run an air conditioning unit. Now presumably this is to be able to use the air con on 12 v (although it very quickly kills the batteries even when driving) whilst on 12v or on the move. AS I never use the air con unit other than when sited or occaisionally whilst moving in the summer, I thought I could put the inverter to use for my winter plan. However when I had a good look at it I could see the plug from the aircon was a weird looking plug. It has 2 pins and a pin stays in the inverter, sort of like a continental plug. Anyone know if this can be adapted? is it just an ordinary continental plug? thanks in anticipation. Its a waeco inverter.
heres a link I found to a similar plug Link Removed
I have a generator which of course I can use but it uses petrol.
I have gas heating but there is only so much gas you can take.
So my plan was to buy a small oil filled rad at 600w and operate it through an inverter. for a few hours a day, then top the batteries up with the Genny for a couple of hours before getting the gas on to keep warm at night. (sorry should say this is for extreme winter in the alps skiing)
So I thought I would buy say an 800 wat inverter. However I then thought about it and I have in my van a 2000w inverter built in to run an air conditioning unit. Now presumably this is to be able to use the air con on 12 v (although it very quickly kills the batteries even when driving) whilst on 12v or on the move. AS I never use the air con unit other than when sited or occaisionally whilst moving in the summer, I thought I could put the inverter to use for my winter plan. However when I had a good look at it I could see the plug from the aircon was a weird looking plug. It has 2 pins and a pin stays in the inverter, sort of like a continental plug. Anyone know if this can be adapted? is it just an ordinary continental plug? thanks in anticipation. Its a waeco inverter.
heres a link I found to a similar plug Link Removed