Powering 12 volt only appliances whilst in the house? (1 Viewer)

[The Meerkat]

Hi All

Recently I have been enjoying te pleasure of using my LCD both in the kitchen and whilst away touring as it is 12v and mains

Now, what I have is a vast amount of 12 volt only appliances, such as the wifes hairdryer, BBQ grill and cool box that I would be looking to use in the house whilst not touring

So, I suppose what I am looking for is the reverse of an inverter, rather than going from DC to AC, I would want to convert from AC to DC, I found a APP-300 product on the net and was wondering if anyone has been on teh same boat as me?

 

[The Wallace]

I used an old model railway transformer for years for some bits of boat gear I wanted to use at home, eg marine VHF radio.
A battery charger is just a 240 to 12v transformer with a few extras thrown in!
You could even set up a solar powered circuit using a car battery.
It's a bodgers dream, your imagination will be the only limiting factor (unless style and good looks are important) (no offence meant - I am talking about the installation not you!).

 

[hilldweller]

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[The Meerkat]

Many thanks for your input guys - Theres one going on E-bay that runs out tomorrow so I'll keep my eyes peeled for it :thumb:

 

[bashers]

BBQ grill

Cripes. How many amps does that use???????

 

[The Meerkat]

Sorry guys, guess my wording was wrong, it is in fact a grill, uses up to 15 amps- Thats the one below

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[Wildman]

only 15 amps, wow I cringe at 4 amp appliences, need bigger solar panels and more batteries, hee hee