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    Posted: 17 Jan 2016 at 5:10pm
Am I right that you can only charge your cell phone, gps, camera etc while plugged in to electrical service at rv park etc.If this is the case I will have to put in an inverter (good quality pure sine)for charging. I would also put in receptacle for tv so it could run on 12v or 110. Am I right or way off base? Trying to do all my home work before purchase.
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The Pod comes with an inverter that will run certain things on 12volt already.
With that said, I am going to stop right here and let the seasoned experts jump in here.
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Since most Pods do not have any 12V sockets inside, that's generally true. A better solution is to install one or two 12V sockets (very easy) and use 12V to USB adapters. Cheap and readily available. Much more efficient and convenient. As for the TV, you will have to go the inverter route or get a 12V TV. 
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The device in the Pod is a converter that changes 120VAC to 12VDC. An inverter changes 12VDC to 120VAC. I assume the OP wants to charge USB type devices and/or do it without shore power. 
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Posts: 6128 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 17 Jan 2016 at 5:46pm
Originally posted by jimqbaum

The Pod comes with an inverter that will run certain things on 12volt already.
With that said, I am going to stop right here and let the seasoned experts jump in here.


Forest river does not install an inverter in pods. There is a converter, which gives us 12v from the 120v supply. An inverter supplies 120v from 12v.

Best bet for the OP is to install a couple 12v outlet/charge ports. We installed 2. You can either run new 12v circuits, or tie into an existing circuit. In our case, we did one each way, just because it was convenient to do so where we put them. They have 2 USB ports and a 12v socket each.






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Right.Thats what I want to do. Thanks
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Posts: 3220 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 17 Jan 2016 at 5:53pm
Thanks furpod, From now on I may have to call you the ' helpful hardware man.'  BTW  nice job. 
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snorris - yes, the 120 volt outlets are only active when the pod's plug is connected.  The battery supplies the 12 volt power for certain things when you are "off grid", like the lights, the igniter on the propane side of the water heater, water pump.  When the pod is plugged in, the converter (not an inverter) supplies 12 volts to charge the battery and run the 12 volt items.

If you want to run 120 volt items when you are off grid you will need to install an inverter.  You can charge a camera, laptop, cell phone without major upgrades, just add a 100-300 watt inverter close to the converter (where the wires from the battery are easy to access), with the size dependent on how much you want to charge.  300 watts is pushing the limits without upgrading the battery and battery wiring, but I often recommend this inverter because it is bulletproof (below).  No fan or openings for dust to get inside.
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Thanks for all the info every one. Makes my decisions much easier.
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Originally posted by furpod

Best bet for the OP is to install a couple 12v outlet/charge ports. We installed 2. You can either run new 12v circuits, or tie into an existing circuit. In our case, we did one each way, just because it was convenient to do so where we put them. They have 2 USB ports and a 12v socket each.


Where did you find the dual-sockets?
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