R-pod Owners Forum : installing inverter https://www.rpod-owners.com/ This is an XML content feed of; R-pod Owners Forum : Podmods, Maintenance, Tips and Tricks : installing inverter Copyright (c) 2006-2009 Web Wiz Forums - All Rights Reserved. Thu, 27 Aug 2026 13:54:44 +0000 Fri, 19 Nov 2021 10:41:06 +0000 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Web Wiz Forums 9.64 360 https://www.rpod-owners.com/RSS_post_feed.asp?TID=15054 R-pod Owners Forum https://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_images/web_wiz_forums.png https://www.rpod-owners.com/ installing inverter : But not too small. Most hair dryers... https://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=15054&PID=146144#146144 Author: TheBum
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Posted: 19 Nov 2021 at 10:41am

But not too small. Most hair dryers are rated at 1500W, which means you'd need a 2000W-rated generated to run it at full temp to be safe. You might be able to run it at low temp with a 1000W generator.]]> Fri, 19 Nov 2021 10:41:06 +0000 https://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=15054&PID=146144#146144 installing inverter : Your standard battery has about... https://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=15054&PID=146139#146139 Author: Colt
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Posted: 18 Nov 2021 at 10:56pm

Your standard battery has about 760 watt-hours at a high draw rate. That's 30 minutes of hair dryer and curling iron at 1500 watts and then your battery is dead (no lights, 'fridge, heat, ...) and its life is shortened each time you do that.

Better to buy a small, quiet generator. ]]> Thu, 18 Nov 2021 22:56:13 +0000 https://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=15054&PID=146139#146139 installing inverter : Asked “for a friend”. https://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=15054&PID=146128#146128 Author: BTRice
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Posted: 17 Nov 2021 at 9:59pm

Asked “for a friend”.]]> Wed, 17 Nov 2021 21:59:10 +0000 https://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=15054&PID=146128#146128 installing inverter : Hello BTRice,First, I wish to... https://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=15054&PID=146126#146126 Author: StephenH
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Posted: 17 Nov 2021 at 9:11pm

Hello BTRice,

First, I wish to welcome you.

Second, advanced search is your friend. The default topic search will only search posts newer than six months. The advanced search gives you the option to expand that to any date. You will find this question has been addressed in the past. In a nutshell, powering blow driers and hair straighteners is probably not a good thing to do. These take lots of power and unless you have a good means of recharging your battery and a massive battery bank, you will find yourself without power pretty quickly. Consider things like blow driers and hair straighteners items that you use when you have shore power or a working generator available. It is, after all, camping.
]]> Wed, 17 Nov 2021 21:11:47 +0000 https://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=15054&PID=146126#146126 installing inverter : Has anyone installed an inverter... https://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=15054&PID=146125#146125 Author: BTRice
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Posted: 17 Nov 2021 at 5:18pm

Has anyone installed an inverter in their RPOD?  If so, what was your experience as to how well it worked and how quickly, using the 110 outlets to power things such as blow driers and hair straighteners, di the batteries draw down?

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