on 6/15/00 6:27 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> My '56 unit only has one 12v dome light in it and the rest are all 120v. I
> came up with an idea of taking the trailers power cord when I'm set up with
> my solar panel, and I attatched a 120 outlet to a pair of jumper cable clips
> and hook up to my battery, I change the bulbs in my fixtures and even my
> table lamp to 12v screw in edison type bulbs, Gave the original 120v
> circuline foresent light on my kitchen ceiling a 12v ballast and I have an
> inexpensive 12v lighting system.
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Way to go Vanessa,
In the 50s, your idea was widely used by those of us who traveled the
continent all Summer. This was before solar panels became the rage. Many of
us added a second battery in the engine compartment so we could recharge it
each time we started the engine.
It's now 50 years later and seeing these ideas still being used to great
advantage is significant. Back then, we thought they was ordinary common
sense. On hindsight, it was more than that.
Terry
