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Why wouldnt this work? Inverters and caravans etc.

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    #21
    Originally posted by malvolio View Post
    Slightly curious about how you're going to draw something over 85 amps through an outlet protected by a 15 amp fuse...
    Every good electrical engineer knows this.

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      #22
      There's a shower in that pic?
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        #23
        Originally posted by FatLazyContractor View Post


        I'll let someone else say it.
        Tight as a gnats chuff as the old saying goes.
        Rhyddid i lofnod psychocandy!!!!

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          #24
          Originally posted by malvolio View Post
          Slightly curious about how you're going to draw something over 85 amps through an outlet protected by a 15 amp fuse...
          Lost me know but I understand this is between car battery and inverter box.
          Rhyddid i lofnod psychocandy!!!!

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            #25
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              #26
              Originally posted by psychocandy View Post
              Tight as a gnats chuff as the old saying goes.
              20 Litre Solar Camping Shower

              £8 for a shower
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                #27
                Originally posted by zeitghost
                Er, the cigarette lighter socket is fused at 15A or so & you're trying to pull 83A through it.

                Snot gonna work.

                You'd need a direct connection (and a meaty one at that) to the vehicle battery terminals.

                Dunno if there are many car alternators rated for that sort of current.

                Well I found an 80A version via google.

                I'm sure there must be 100A versions available.

                I think I'd fix the gas heater.
                Indeed, £80 for the inverter and £1500 for a new electrical system when the car goes into meltdown.

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                  #28
                  ...

                  Save the money. Buy a 'Now whateverthenumberis' CD. Get naked and drunk and puke in the lounge.

                  Put money towards war chest. Save the grief on CUK next time you are benched

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                    #29
                    I've just done Download. The bloke in a tent near us had four big batteries and an inverter. He was running a fridge, a microwave and a few other odds and sods. He charged the batteries up before setting off and topped them up with his car over the weekend using jump leads (I guess as I didn't see him do it)
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                      #30
                      Originally posted by psychocandy View Post
                      Foods not an issue. Gas cooker works fine. Its hot water for shower....

                      I dont care - I just wont wash but this is Mrs PC ....
                      Just get a load of these....



                      Waterless Shower Pack

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