12volt power
Submitted: Tuesday, Aug 11, 2015 at 09:28
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For all you eleco people. What draws more power running a 12volt tv or running the same tv on 240volt through your inverter or is there no difference.
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Reply By: Member - Rosco from way back - Tuesday, Aug 11, 2015 at 10:09
Tuesday, Aug 11, 2015 at 10:09
To expand upon Robin's succinct response.
Inverters etc are not 100% efficient ... nothing is for that matter, hence there are losses, so boosting 12V up to 240V via an inverter then dropping back to 12V via a transformer will involve significantly more power than merely running the TV straight off 12V.
The only way around this (and I believe they are working on it) would be to introduce 2 Hiclones into the wiring, one on either side of the inverter. You would then also be able to run the fridge and the boss' hairdryer and a microwave and a kettle and a ........
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Follow Up By: AlbyNSW - Tuesday, Aug 11, 2015 at 10:55
Tuesday, Aug 11, 2015 at 10:55
When they come out there will be a line bigger than at the Apple Store the night before the latest iPhone release
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Follow Up By: Notso - Tuesday, Aug 11, 2015 at 11:26
Tuesday, Aug 11, 2015 at 11:26
I remember when I was a student back in 1956, my teacher demonstrated what happened when you tried to run an electric motor off a generator connected to the motor, that didn't work either.
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