Noles149

Anyone tried using the 110v outlet to run a tv or antenna? Gave it a shot this afternoon and had to use a two prong:three prong converter and plugged the tv into a power strip and the tv flickered for a little bit and then shut off.

Just wondering if anyone had any suggestions or could tell me how they're using it

Nothnghead

Remember that the outlet is only 100W and I imagine your TV is a bit more than that.

Johnny Rad

What's it good for then?

chiph9

Charging a (small) laptop or tablet. Running a cooler. Charging a phone...
Nothing big, in other words.

Chip H.

Johnny Rad

Thx! Much appreciated.

Gene01

Also, you may have blown the fuse. Check the 110V AC outlet with one of the (very inexpensive) 3-lamp testers.

chiph9

The other possibility is that the inverter on the circuit produces a modified sine-wave and not a true sine-wave. Some electronics don't like that.

http://www.gonewiththewynns.com/rv-inverter-pure-sine

Chip H.

DirtyGX

I forget the amperage draw of the ARB series fridge/freezers, can anyone tell me if they will work in this outlet?

Gene01

Many electronic items today have a switching power supply which is insensitive to the input waveform.

Gene01

I think that you will find that almost all power bricks and internal supplies for small appliances have switchers rather than transformers, rectifiers, and filters.

470SNC

doesnt power much, works great for charging my phone or inflating my air mattress via pump

william489

My kids recently told me that 120v AC on the back of 2015 gx 460 doesn't work reliably for charging his macbook pro (2013 model, AC adator is 85W). I just took a closer look of apple power adaptor, it says input of 1.5A with 100 to 240v, so 100W is a little short for 1.5A at 120v. I had used other laptop adaptors before occasionally, and those are 2.5A adaptors, and I never noticed any issue before.

I was curious about this, so I measured with my multimeter, and I see volt/hz readings are all over the place at times (from 117v to 144v, 59hz to 304hz). My multimeter is not top quality true sine wave Fluke type, but for home ac outlets, I always get 120v/60hz/50%. So far I couldn't figure out a pattern why it would only work some times for mac. I have 2 months left on my CPO warranty, it is probably about time to go back dealership? Thank you.

BTW, I reposted on 2nd gen forum, I just realized this is for 1st gen GX.

chiph9

You might need a load on it to measure voltage & frequency reliably. Try rigging up a 25W light bulb.

Chip H.