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snorris
Newbie Joined: 05 Dec 2015 Location: Carmel, CA Online Status: Offline Posts: 19 |
Topic: Charging Accessorys Posted: 17 Jan 2016 at 5:10pm |
Am I right that you can only charge your cell phone, gps, camera etc while plugged in to electrical service at rv park etc.If this is the case I will have to put in an inverter (good quality pure sine)for charging. I would also put in receptacle for tv so it could run on 12v or 110. Am I right or way off base? Trying to do all my home work before purchase.
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jimqbaum
Newbie Joined: 11 Jan 2016 Location: Virginia Online Status: Offline Posts: 39 |
Posted: 17 Jan 2016 at 5:22pm |
The Pod comes with an inverter that will run certain things on 12volt already.
With that said, I am going to stop right here and let the seasoned experts jump in here. |
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Have A Blessed Day
Pod 171 Ram Hemi tow truck. Got rid of the Jeep Wrangler. It was puny and girly |
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CharlieM
Senior Member Joined: 23 Nov 2012 Location: N. Colorado Online Status: Offline Posts: 1797 |
Posted: 17 Jan 2016 at 5:37pm |
Since most Pods do not have any 12V sockets inside, that's generally true. A better solution is to install one or two 12V sockets (very easy) and use 12V to USB adapters. Cheap and readily available. Much more efficient and convenient. As for the TV, you will have to go the inverter route or get a 12V TV.
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Charlie
Northern Colorado OLD: 2013 RP-172, 2010 Honda Pilot 3.5L 4WD PRESENT: 2014 Camplite 21RBS, 2013 Supercharged Tacoma 4L V6 4WD |
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CharlieM
Senior Member Joined: 23 Nov 2012 Location: N. Colorado Online Status: Offline Posts: 1797 |
Posted: 17 Jan 2016 at 5:42pm |
The device in the Pod is a converter that changes 120VAC to 12VDC. An inverter changes 12VDC to 120VAC. I assume the OP wants to charge USB type devices and/or do it without shore power.
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Charlie
Northern Colorado OLD: 2013 RP-172, 2010 Honda Pilot 3.5L 4WD PRESENT: 2014 Camplite 21RBS, 2013 Supercharged Tacoma 4L V6 4WD |
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furpod
Moderator Group - pHp Joined: 25 Jul 2011 Location: Central KY Online Status: Offline Posts: 6128 |
Posted: 17 Jan 2016 at 5:46pm |
Forest river does not install an inverter in pods. There is a converter, which gives us 12v from the 120v supply. An inverter supplies 120v from 12v. Best bet for the OP is to install a couple 12v outlet/charge ports. We installed 2. You can either run new 12v circuits, or tie into an existing circuit. In our case, we did one each way, just because it was convenient to do so where we put them. They have 2 USB ports and a 12v socket each. |
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snorris
Newbie Joined: 05 Dec 2015 Location: Carmel, CA Online Status: Offline Posts: 19 |
Posted: 17 Jan 2016 at 5:50pm |
Right.Thats what I want to do. Thanks
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jato
Senior Member Joined: 23 Feb 2012 Location: Kewadin, MI Online Status: Offline Posts: 3227 |
Posted: 17 Jan 2016 at 5:53pm |
Thanks furpod, From now on I may have to call you the ' helpful hardware man.' BTW nice job.
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'11 model 177 '17 Ford F-150 4WD 3.5 Ecoboost Jim and Diane by beautiful Torch Lake "...and you will know the Truth and the Truth will set you free." |
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techntrek
Admin Group - pHp Joined: 29 Jul 2009 Location: MD Online Status: Offline Posts: 9059 |
Posted: 17 Jan 2016 at 6:09pm |
snorris - yes, the 120 volt outlets are only active when the pod's plug is connected. The battery supplies the 12 volt power for certain things when you are "off grid", like the lights, the igniter on the propane side of the water heater, water pump. When the pod is plugged in, the converter (not an inverter) supplies 12 volts to charge the battery and run the 12 volt items.
If you want to run 120 volt items when you are off grid you will need to install an inverter. You can charge a camera, laptop, cell phone without major upgrades, just add a 100-300 watt inverter close to the converter (where the wires from the battery are easy to access), with the size dependent on how much you want to charge. 300 watts is pushing the limits without upgrading the battery and battery wiring, but I often recommend this inverter because it is bulletproof (below). No fan or openings for dust to get inside. |
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snorris
Newbie Joined: 05 Dec 2015 Location: Carmel, CA Online Status: Offline Posts: 19 |
Posted: 17 Jan 2016 at 7:13pm |
Thanks for all the info every one. Makes my decisions much easier.
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StephenH
podders Helping podders - pHp Joined: 29 Nov 2015 Location: Wake Forest, NC Online Status: Offline Posts: 6289 |
Posted: 17 Jan 2016 at 7:32pm |
Where did you find the dual-sockets? |
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StephenH
Happy is the man that findeth wisdom,... ouR escaPOD mods Former RPod 179 Current Cherokee Grey Wolf 24 JS |
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