Is solar the way to go?
Looking for some input from those of you that use solar to charge your battery. What are good kits to buy that are affordable and portable? How long does it take you to charge in all conditions? Is so...
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tpi wrote:
I love technology, engines, machines. But the Onan 4000 is my least loved RV system. Noisy, smelly, and hopelessly obsolete by today's tech standards. The solar system has cut run time on the Onan to times when I need the air conditioner (mostly rest stops), and to exercise the thing. Even if the generator was modern, barely hummed with clean exhaust solar is a perfect RV system in suitability. Especially for the boondockers in this forum. Yep the generator is still there in a backup capacity but it has mostly been pushed off the table.
We had an Onan 4 kW propane. It worked great but it was a real propane hog. Destroyed in wreck in Mexico 3 years ago and have never replaced it (we do have a backup 1 kW as noted above). The Open Range 5th wheels have a space in the front bay that is designed for the Onan 6.5 kW propane generator and is capable of carrying 400 lbs (181 kg). Son used this space to locate the LFP batteries (254 lbs = 115 kg). All of the ancillary equipment is located there as well: inverter, 48 V to 12 V power supply, 1.5 kW battery charger (120 V AC to 48 V DC), controller etc. I write on this since a lot of correspondents on this thread state they have no place to locate extra batteries.
Reed and Elaine
