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    Default Leda power output--SKEW?

    HI Can you please tell me what is the leda power output? We do a lot of camping as a family and hubby is wondering what sort of inverter size would we be looking at to run a mini wood lathe. Does anyone know? Have you done this can you share what you have learnt?
    thanks Toni

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    Hi Toni.

    Let me get this straight......you want to take the Leda on camping holidays with you???

    Girl. I believe your addiction may have crossed some sort of line.
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    Quote Originally Posted by lubbing5cherubs View Post
    HI Can you please tell me what is the leda power output? We do a lot of camping as a family and hubby is wondering what sort of inverter size would we be looking at to run a mini wood lathe.At least 1500Watts. Does anyone know? Have you done this can you share what you have learnt?
    thanks Toni
    A 1500 Watt inverter running a 700 Watt motor is drawing approximately 70 Amps from your battery. It would flatten the average car battery in about 3/4 Hr,

    To supply this amount of power you would have to leave the kids at home and fill the back floor with batteries.

    A small generator (about 1KW) is a better way to go if you want to do this but I thought going on holidays was to get away from it all, not take it with you.

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    haha no it different this was hubbies idea ...not mine but I not going to say no to him. He knows that I love it. The kids like fishing so this way we can both be happy. You see we go camping most weekends to one place or another. This is our family time
    Toni

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    What said. The Leda's rated at 750W running, but can easily double that on startup.

    Also as said, a small generator would be the go.
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    (As a sometime camper who does go out there to get it away from it all, can I add in the nicest possible way that generators are an abomination, a pox and a curse? Apologies for OT post.)
    Cheers, Ern

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    As a sometime camper who does go out there to get it away from it all, can I add in the nicest possible way that generators are an abomination, a pox and a curse?

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    Or a lot of solar panels?
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    A bicycle powered generator ;-} Lose weight, reduce CO2 emissions and get to have a heap of chats.
    Cheers, Ern

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    We were not looking at a generator. We go fishing most time so a powered site is out the question. There no power beside the creeks. Just sandflies. ask my arms this morning..LOL
    That why hubby was talking inverters but solar panels may be an option.
    bye Toni

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    Forget the solar panels.
    Would cost a fortune. ($7500) to power a lathe.
    Require a large space.

    Check out the Honda generators that are super silent.
    You can hardly hear them.

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    Agree with David. I also hate generators but can tolerate the new silent ones.

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    Time to look at getting one of these?

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    what that Skew an offer to make me one???

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