Heyupluv
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This question is for you electrical technical wizards....to keep the grey matter working.
People keep asking about these cheap generators, are they any good for the motorhome and the answer generally is no, due to sensitive equipment on the charging panel on the motorhome,. and to a inconsistent voltage on the output....of the cheap generator.
What people have advised in the past is the generator type pure sine-wave...this converts 12v to 230v giving a constant voltage.
The question is......
Many people may already have one of these cheap generators.
And many may have a 500w inverter to covert 12v to 230v already in the motorhome
now a lot of these cheap generators have a 12v connection to charge the battery with a output of 12v 8.3a DC ...(230v 208a Ac).
could or would it be possible(or maybe I am talking a load of rubbish if so sooooorry oh to connect the 12v output side to a 500watt inverter to connect to the input side of the motorhome......a would this give a constant voltage and a little electricity for lighting and keep the batteries charged ????????I don't know, that is why I am asking you.
now this would only be any good to people who already had this equipment......because if they was purchasing new they may as well buy a 750w or a 1kw Kipor.
(Me I have a ....1/...650w 2 stroke cheapo generator for just running a drill if down the garden and carry it on the back of the lawn tractor (and it will run all day long),....2/ ..a ..2.2kw 4 stroke large in a frame on wheels what I had for when I did property rebuilds,.....3/...A Kipor IG 2000v (2kva) for the motorhome.)
It was just a thought that may be of some use...to other people. if it would work??????
Mel
People keep asking about these cheap generators, are they any good for the motorhome and the answer generally is no, due to sensitive equipment on the charging panel on the motorhome,. and to a inconsistent voltage on the output....of the cheap generator.
What people have advised in the past is the generator type pure sine-wave...this converts 12v to 230v giving a constant voltage.
The question is......
Many people may already have one of these cheap generators.
And many may have a 500w inverter to covert 12v to 230v already in the motorhome
now a lot of these cheap generators have a 12v connection to charge the battery with a output of 12v 8.3a DC ...(230v 208a Ac).
could or would it be possible(or maybe I am talking a load of rubbish if so sooooorry oh to connect the 12v output side to a 500watt inverter to connect to the input side of the motorhome......a would this give a constant voltage and a little electricity for lighting and keep the batteries charged ????????I don't know, that is why I am asking you.
now this would only be any good to people who already had this equipment......because if they was purchasing new they may as well buy a 750w or a 1kw Kipor.
(Me I have a ....1/...650w 2 stroke cheapo generator for just running a drill if down the garden and carry it on the back of the lawn tractor (and it will run all day long),....2/ ..a ..2.2kw 4 stroke large in a frame on wheels what I had for when I did property rebuilds,.....3/...A Kipor IG 2000v (2kva) for the motorhome.)
It was just a thought that may be of some use...to other people. if it would work??????
Mel