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Post by bigbill on Jul 8, 2014 17:40:57 GMT -8
A 12 power supply works off of your 110 volt household current to produce 12 volts so if you are camped and hooked to a power source your fan would operate. you would go ahead and run your 12 wiring to the location where you plan on putting your battery someday then hook it to the power supply that is plugged into your 110. This just keeps you from the expense of buying and maintaining a battery if you don't need one.
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Post by jannica on Jul 8, 2014 18:05:53 GMT -8
A 12 power supply works off of your 110 volt household current to produce 12 volts so if you are camped and hooked to a power source your fan would operate. you would go ahead and run your 12 wiring to the location where you plan on putting your battery someday then hook it to the power supply that is plugged into your 110. This just keeps you from the expense of buying and maintaining a battery if you don't need one. I knew there was probably a way around this for now, thanks! I will do that until I can get my battery set up later down the road.
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Post by annbclay on Jul 9, 2014 4:58:35 GMT -8
Jannica, I have a bit more input now that I have started on this. Be aware, MANY national and state park camp grounds do not provide electrical hook up so you will want a 12 volt system if you plan to camp in them.
Also, the woman who owned my camper before me put the fan in, it was rainy the week I camped and it leaked. When I looked closer I could see it wasn't very tight around the flange. I am going to need to create a wood frame around the fan to tighten it up and reseal the exterior. I'll likely use some 1" strips of wood to do this. My point is just be aware if you install the fan yourself that sealing it is not enough it must have a snug fit between the camper skin and the interior paneling.
BTW, cute Compact! I'm looking for wings now!
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Post by jannica on Jul 9, 2014 6:04:19 GMT -8
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Post by SusieQ on Jul 9, 2014 6:56:41 GMT -8
Jannica, you can purchase a stand alone converter or an ac/dc power supply which has a converter/charger built in. Just thought I'd share with you what I have: www.amazon.com/WFCO-WF-8735-P-Brown-Power-Center/dp/B004LF13GA/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1404917427&sr=8-1&keywords=WFCO+power+centerIt has a place for 30 amp main breaker and two more breakers. It has wires for 12v connections and each are fused separately. If you connect it to your battery (in the future) it will charge the battery when using shore power. When you are not using shore power, your 12v fan, lights, etc., will run off of your battery or if you are connected to shore power, the shore power is converted to run your fan, 12v lights, etc.
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Post by jannica on Jul 9, 2014 7:08:51 GMT -8
Jannica, you can purchase a stand alone converter or an ac/dc power supply which has a converter/charger built in. Just thought I'd share with you what I have: www.amazon.com/WFCO-WF-8735-P-Brown-Power-Center/dp/B004LF13GA/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1404917427&sr=8-1&keywords=WFCO+power+centerIt has a place for 30 amp main breaker and two more breakers. It has wires for 12v connections and each are fused separately. If you connect it to your battery (in the future) it will charge the battery when using shore power. When you are not using shore power, your 12v fan, lights, etc., will run off of your battery or if you are connected to shore power, the shore power is converted to run your fan, 12v lights, etc. Sorry for all of the questions, I haven't done a lot of research on this topic since I thought I would be paying an electrician initially to do this. haha So, if I understand you correctly, I can install the 35 amp power center at the link above, and I can connect my Fantastic Vent to it directly and it will automatically convert the 110v power to 12v while connected to shore power even without the battery hooked up? And it will of course also be utilized as a circuit breaker, as well as a battery charger when I do get the battery installed? This seems like a great solution if I'm going to upgrade the system to go ahead and get this instead of just replacing the circuit breaker.
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Post by bigbill on Jul 9, 2014 8:03:50 GMT -8
Yes as Before it all comes down to dollars and cents. either way will work.
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Post by SusieQ on Jul 9, 2014 8:40:02 GMT -8
Yes as Before it all comes down to dollars and cents. either way will work. The link I posted for the combination is a relatively economical set up. Some people prefer stand alone converters in case they fail you can replace just the converter and you don't have a useless converter in your power supply box.
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Post by jannica on Jul 9, 2014 8:55:08 GMT -8
Thanks again to everyone for the helpful advice.
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Post by nccamper on Jul 10, 2014 8:44:27 GMT -8
"Vikx has a wiring diagram somewhere on this site that will give you a simple wiring diagram that will get you started."
do you think this is under this section or another? It sounds worth seeing, thanks.
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Post by jannica on Jul 10, 2014 8:48:17 GMT -8
"Vikx has a wiring diagram somewhere on this site that will give you a simple wiring diagram that will get you started." do you think this is under this section or another? It sounds worth seeing, thanks. I think I found it last night when I was reading through everything but can't remember where. I also found a diagram online that was helpful.
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Post by jannica on Jul 10, 2014 16:29:38 GMT -8
Here's the diagram I found online. I thought it was pretty good.
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Post by nccamper on Jul 11, 2014 5:16:26 GMT -8
Here's the diagram I found online. I thought it was pretty good. Thanks.
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Post by jannica on Jul 11, 2014 5:35:18 GMT -8
You're welcome! I like how this one even has solar panels worked into the diagram. This is something I'd like to add later down the road.
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Post by SusieQ on Jul 11, 2014 20:01:32 GMT -8
I have solar panels which I may mount later. For now I'm just going to use them when needed in a portable fashion since they are in a case. I really decided I didn't want to put a hole in my roof for the wiring to the battery. I'm going to add a quick connect connection eventually but for now, I'll just run the connection through my baggage compartment and use the alligator clips.
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