Two hosts install a 500-watt inverter in their motorhome to power a laptop while wild camping. They strip the battery terminals, connect the power cables positive first, and secure everything flat to avoid loose connections while driving. The laptop charges successfully once the inverter switches on.
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We're talking about a good time. We're chasing every moment, all the good nights. We're always looking out and it's a good life. We go around the world for a show. Oh, oh, oh. And it's a good time. We're chasing every moment, all the good nights. We're always looking out and it's a good life. No, we are never letting this go. Oh, oh, oh. Oh, oh, oh.
One of our biggest problems with wild camping is powering my laptop, which is just the most power-hungry beast in the world. So we bought an inverter. How much was our inverter?
Um, that one was £70, but actually, uh, the 300-watt version was £45.
So why have you got a 500-watt one?
Um, because we've already got a 300-watt one, so I figured we'd get another one. The plan was to see what it would cost to go wild camping.
Okay, so we're going to connect it now so I can—
Yeah.
Charge my laptop.
So that's the inverter. All you do, it comes with a couple of power cables. Connect them on the back, there's screw threads, and it's quite simple. It is quite simple. Um, this van only has the one battery. Lift up the battery compartment.
Mhm. Nope, I got to hold it.
And then bare off the terminal, and then go for positive first. Got a good perch on there. And like, that's it.
Yeah, making noise. Leave it, Ted. Don't come back to plug me up.
So what I'm going to do, because we're going to be driving while we're doing this, I'm going to flatten these down so that It will work quite nicely.
Oh, when you said flatten, I thought you meant flatten the battery. You mean lie the terminal bits down? Sorry, I see what you mean.
We're just gonna have to be very, very careful, won't we?
We'll just put that in loosely rather than connect it properly. Awesome. Right, I will plug my laptop in.