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On Tue, 24 Feb 2004, Clark Martin wrote:

> My, this subject had generated a lot of feedback about my initial query as
> well as some other unrelated stuff.
>
> I have a new question.  One or more of you have suggested that a simple
> solution would be to buy an inverter, then plug in 120V compact
> fluorescents.  Sounds like a simple and workable solution.  But will this
> still save energy over 12v incandescent lighting?  A new component has been
> introduced here - the inverter.  Does it's presence in the overall circuit
> have an impact on the current draw?
>
  Inverters don't come free.

  Let's say you are loading a 400w inverter at 20W, the power consumption,
just run the inverter is between 5 and 10 watts, then there is the
conversion efficiency, by the time you are done you are losing about 20W.
  Doesn't sound like a good idea to me.
  Of course if you run the inverter -harder-, the over all conversion
efficiency does go up. But then again, how does that conserve the battery?

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