Post by Deleted on Jan 13, 2017 9:41:34 GMT
My Ring 120w inverter still seems up to the job but I noticed that it struggles to perform due to voltage drop due of the 12v supply wire along the length of the boat. At least that's what I thought was the main problem!
I've since discovered that the 12v cigarette adaptor I was plugging it into (which I had modified with a 12v plug which plugs into my 12v circuit) was the weak link. I thought it was rated at just enough Amps to handle the TV but obviously not.
I have now modified the inverter and fitted the plug to that so I could disregard the use of the cigarette adaptor. Don't know why I didn't do this in the first place. Everything seems fine now and there is much less of a voltage drop.
Anyway, it's still not ideal. I will at some point put an inverter near the batteries so I can switch between that or the generator and use the 240v sockets instead.
I've since discovered that the 12v cigarette adaptor I was plugging it into (which I had modified with a 12v plug which plugs into my 12v circuit) was the weak link. I thought it was rated at just enough Amps to handle the TV but obviously not.
I have now modified the inverter and fitted the plug to that so I could disregard the use of the cigarette adaptor. Don't know why I didn't do this in the first place. Everything seems fine now and there is much less of a voltage drop.
Anyway, it's still not ideal. I will at some point put an inverter near the batteries so I can switch between that or the generator and use the 240v sockets instead.
