Fredxx wrote:
On 12/08/2019 23:08, Brian Reay wrote:
ARW wrote:
What is the norm on them these days?

A mixture of 12V from a leisure battery and 230V for when there is a
230V hook up. Inverters?


Caravans are IMHO just things that I normally queue behind on the A64 or
overtake if I get a chance.

This one is in Bristol and needs a rewire. So apart from hogging the
middle lane of the M5 on my way to get to Britol do any caravanners have
any tips on the best way to do caravan electrics?





Assuming they are like motorhomes:

Lighting tends to be 12v LED these days.

Agreed.

Fridges 12 V when driving. Either mains or gas when actually pitched. We
favour mains, assuming it is available, but some say gas is more efficient.

Gas is now frowned up. There are few gas fridges any more. There are 12V
fridges but they command a premium. I went for an efficient fridge and
an inverter.

Virtually motorhome Ive looked at has a three way fridge, gas, 12v, 240v




Cooking tends to be mainly gas although having a microwave is common. Some
cookers have 2 gas rings and one electric one for when mains is available.

Hmm, I've not seen an electric oven apart from on a static.

I specifically said rings, not ovens.



Microwaves,
definitely. If running from batteries it does require a modest inverter
and at least 2 x 110A batteries. 4 would be the norm on a boat.

Weight is more of an issue in vehicles.


Id say most things, other than the high consumption devices, tend to run
of 12v - certainly in our case.

Solar panels are quite common.

Inverters are very current hungry. Do the sums for, say, 1kW at 12V and
think about the battery etc. People do use them but, if I need mains and
know I not going to have hook up, I take my generator.

Except few things take a constant 1kW. In the summer a solar panel can
keep up with a fridge power consumption. Some inverters are smart and
periodically sense a load. Ideal for fridges.

I was thinking more of microwaves. They seem to be the things people use
them for.
We dont. The main things we us the uWave for is jacket potatos and heating
milk for coffee etc. Things we can either forego or use a pan.

Easily portable generators tend to be a few 100 watts. How big is yours?


1kW. It runs off propane. I only carry it if I expect to need it.