Planning for solar installation this spring
My TT comes with a single Interstate SRM-24 battery. We camped for one season so far and never really lived off the battery in any of the campground except for maybe an hour where I didn't plug in sh...
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200 Ah is plenty for TV, lights and pump if solar will bring them to upper 90% by sunset. With 500W array it will, unless it rains all day. Grey skies without rain is fine. If it rains nonstop for 2 or 3 days, you need either much more battery, or a generator. Or shut the TV off and go to sleep.
Lights should be replaced with LED, they come in all types of sockets. Saves a lot of energy.
You will be able to have limited use of microwave, but with only 200 AH bank I would rather not.
OEM battery gauge with 3 or 4 indicators - Full/Half/Empty - is a joke. Most solar controllers come with voltmeter or some sort of display, it gives a better info on battery charge than OEM gauge.
Lights should be replaced with LED, they come in all types of sockets. Saves a lot of energy.
You will be able to have limited use of microwave, but with only 200 AH bank I would rather not.
OEM battery gauge with 3 or 4 indicators - Full/Half/Empty - is a joke. Most solar controllers come with voltmeter or some sort of display, it gives a better info on battery charge than OEM gauge.
