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jdc1
Explorer II
Feb 11, 2020

Finally added the solar Next up, water storage

I took 1-1/2 hours out of my day to add solar to the 5th wheel. 100 watts. Hardest part was deciding where to mount the controller and how to run the wires to the batteries. Next I'll be looking for...
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azrving
Explorer
Feb 13, 2020
2oldman wrote:
jdc1 wrote:
With no obstructions, it should be able keep my batteries (3-80 amp/hr) charged fairly well when boon docking.
That will be totally dependent on your power usage. As mentioned above, 30ah would be less than 3 hours of TV at my house.


Yep
satellite, 40 inch TV, furnace, water pump, ipad, laptop, residential fridge and next thing ya know I’m pulling 18 amps ??

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