would something like this work for our little heater? id say we'd only need the heater on for about 20 minutes or so to heat up, then turn off..
any thoughts?
milo
-- Edited by milo on Monday 25th of July 2011 04:44:43 PM
Ma said
04:47 PM Jul 25, 2011
No being technically minded MIlo, I asked Blue if I could use our little heater when we free camped and he said that there is not an inverter that he has heard of that will run a heater.
milo said
05:29 PM Jul 25, 2011
this is begining to be a royal pain in the ****** ..****
davkar said
05:46 PM Jul 25, 2011
Hi It will not run a heater on a inverter you will require a large inverter and a big battery , but you can buy 12 volt heaters on ebay for this type of thing they work quite well and do not drain battery fast, I hope this helps Regards
Happywanderer said
06:14 PM Jul 25, 2011
I know with my inverter, I was told by my S.in.L not to use it to boil the jug, just not enough strength in it. So I presume the heater would be the same.
Peter_n_Margaret said
06:55 PM Jul 25, 2011
Milo, the power to run a heater does not come from the inverter, it comes from the batteries. The inverter just converts it to a more useful form. The Tardis would not be capable of carrying enough batteries to power a decent electric heater. FULL STOP.
Cheers, Peter
milo said
07:43 PM Jul 25, 2011
thanks peter,
Old Crofter said
08:29 AM Jul 26, 2011
Milo, if noise is not a problem your Honda 20i will run your reverse cycle airconditioner in the Tardis. I used mine at home the other morning as a trial. From 2degree to 18 in 1/2 hour.
cheers
Bob
jimricho said
08:32 AM Jul 26, 2011
I recently "camped" at an unpowered site for two weeks and I used a "Shuttle Chef" (similar to a "Dream Pot") to store hot water for washing up etc. Each morning I boiled the billy (the inside vessel) and placed it in the Shuttle Chef. I also boiled the kettle for my early "heart-starter" cuppa (Twinings in a teapot) and filled a Thermos for later use for my mid-morning caffeine booster shot (proper coffee in a plunger).
When I used to go on 4WD tag alongs I found a billy of boiling water in bucket of cold was enough for a warm shower using one of those 12v pump showers available at Kmart, Big W, camp stores etc.
Dunco said
09:59 AM Jul 26, 2011
What about a diesel heater ?
PeterD said
10:01 AM Jul 26, 2011
Milo, back to your inverter, even if you carried enough batteries, you would need a 3,000 W inverter to run your heater not a 300 W job. Just as well you know to ask first.
milo said
01:54 AM Jul 27, 2011
thanks bob, we might have to give it a go.. with the genni dunco , we may some stage diesel heater , but we'd have to use the tardis alot more than we do now.. and thanks peterd, can i stll just use an inverter for the laptop?? also .. if we have the genni running , that will charge the house battery at the same time i presume? which is also being charged from the solar panel on the roof, .. which i thnk runs the lights and 12volt stuff.. ie lights and tv..
man this takes alot of getting your head around..
oh we got the tardis booked in soon for a full service and check up and run down of things, so we'll be prepaird abit more for our big trip to adelaide and alice in september..
we also bought a set of hand held uhf radios, so which has a range of 4ks, so i hope we can chat to the truckies along the way to find out what the roads are like etc. and any one else i gues..
milo
jimricho said
08:24 AM Jul 27, 2011
Re the laptop.... one of these is a better solution than using an inverter.....
It's a brave person that uses a "modified sine wave" inverter to charge a laptop, a "pure sine wave" is ok
If your house battery is recharged when "Tardis" is plugged into a power point it will be recharged when plugged into a generator.
milo said
12:27 PM Jul 27, 2011
thanks jimricho, so could i run the laptop all day and tv , lights , with out draining the battery too much?
jimricho said
07:34 AM Jul 28, 2011
milo wrote:
thanks jimricho, so could i run the laptop all day and tv , lights , with out draining the battery too much?
How long's a piece of string?
You do need to be economical with your use of house battery power. I charge my laptop from the vehicle's main battery via a cig lighter socket, often when on the move, and just use the laptop's internal battery when on line.
TVs and laptops can draw down significantly on a house battery, as well as unnecessary use of lights.
It's my view is that it's best to avoid usng inverters if there is any other option. The quoted efficiency of an inverter may not be achieved in the real world.
hi, just wondering, about using our little electric heater in the Tardis when we free camp..
I know some of you use one of these to power your laptops etc
http://dicksmith.com.au/product/M5300/dick-smith-300w-power-inverter
would something like this work for our little heater? id say we'd only need the heater on for about 20 minutes or so to heat up, then turn off..
any thoughts?
milo
-- Edited by milo on Monday 25th of July 2011 04:44:43 PM
No being technically minded MIlo, I asked Blue if I could use our little heater when we free camped and he said that there is not an inverter that he has heard of that will run a heater.
It will not run a heater on a inverter you will require a large inverter and a big battery , but you can buy 12 volt heaters on ebay for this type of thing they work quite well and do not drain battery fast, I hope this helps
Regards
The inverter just converts it to a more useful form.
The Tardis would not be capable of carrying enough batteries to power a decent electric heater. FULL STOP.
Cheers,
Peter
cheers
Bob
When I used to go on 4WD tag alongs I found a billy of boiling water in bucket of cold was enough for a warm shower using one of those 12v pump showers available at Kmart, Big W, camp stores etc.
dunco , we may some stage diesel heater , but we'd have to use the tardis alot more than we do now..
and thanks peterd, can i stll just use an inverter for the laptop??
also .. if we have the genni running , that will charge the house battery at the same time i presume?
which is also being charged from the solar panel on the roof, ..
which i thnk runs the lights and 12volt stuff.. ie lights and tv..
man this takes alot of getting your head around..
oh we got the tardis booked in soon for a full service and check up and run down of things,
so we'll be prepaird abit more for our big trip to adelaide and alice in september..
we also bought a set of hand held uhf radios, so which has a range of 4ks, so i hope we can chat to the truckies
along the way to find out what the roads are like etc. and any one else i gues..
milo
Re the laptop.... one of these is a better solution than using an inverter.....
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It's a brave person that uses a "modified sine wave" inverter to charge a laptop, a "pure sine wave" is ok
If your house battery is recharged when "Tardis" is plugged into a power point it will be recharged when plugged into a generator.
so could i run the laptop all day and tv , lights , with out draining the battery too much?
How long's a piece of string?
You do need to be economical with your use of house battery power. I charge my laptop from the vehicle's main battery via a cig lighter socket, often when on the move, and just use the laptop's internal battery when on line.
TVs and laptops can draw down significantly on a house battery, as well as unnecessary use of lights.
It's my view is that it's best to avoid usng inverters if there is any other option. The quoted efficiency of an inverter may not be achieved in the real world.