INVERTER

STILL THINKING ABOUT THE BOONDOCKING THING, I DUG OUT MY TWO EXTRA BATTERIES FROM THE BACK OF THE PICKUP. ONE OF THEM WAS TOTALLY SHOT, SO I REPLACED IT AT WALMART.

I ALSO BOUGHT A 1000 WATT INVERTER.

YOU HOOK UP THE INVERTER WITH THE BATTERY CLAMPS TO A CAR BATTERY AND YOU HAVE 110 AC POWER JUST LIKE AN OUTLET IN YOUR HOUSE. COOL....

OK, LET'S TEST THIS OUT. I HOOKED UP THE TV AND SATELLITE DISH TO SEE HOW LONG IT WOULD RUN BEFORE THE BATTERY DIED.

THE DIGITAL DISPLAY SHOWS THE VOLTS OF POWER IN THE BATTERY.

AND IT SHOWS HOW MANY WATTS OF POWER YOU ARE DRAWING DOWN OFF THE BATTERY.

THE TEST WENT WELL, WE RAN THE TV AND DISH FOR 5 OR 6 HOURS BEFORE THE BATTERY RAN OUT.

NEXT PROBLEM? RECHARGING THE BATTERY SO MARY CAN WATCH MORE FOOD NETWORK AND HGTV. HERE IS THE LIST:

1. PLUG IN YOUR BATTERY CHARGER

2. PUT THE DEAD BATTERY ON THE TRAILER AND LET THE CONVERTER RECHARGE THE BATTERY, BUT THE TRAILER NEEDS TO BE PLUGGED IN.

3. FIRE UP THE HONDA GENERATOR TO RECHARGE THE DEAD BATTERY.

4. PUT THE BATTERY ON THE TRAILER, AND IT WILL WILL RECHARGE OFF THE TRUCK'S ALTERNATOR WHILE PULLING THE TRAILER DOWN THE ROAD.

5. USE A SOLAR PANEL.

THIS IS MY OLD 5 WATT SOLAR PANEL, WHICH I BOUGHT YEARS AGO IN THE YELLOW RIVER DAYS. IT'S SMALL, VERY SMALL, EVEN IN THE ARIZONA SUN IT WILL TAKE THIS SOLAR PANEL AT LEAST TWO WEEKS TO FULLY RECHARGE THE CAR SIZE BATTERY.

HMMM......

THIS GONNA TAKE MORE TESTING AND PLANNING. WE HAVE THREE SYSTEMS TO FIGURE OUT:

1. LP GAS SYSTEMS

2. ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS

3. WATER SYSTEMS, FRESH, GRAY, AND BLACK

STAY TUNED FOR MORE TESTING......

THE PUNCH LINE
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