Running entire TT off batteries
Hi I apologize if this has been covered before. I finally managed to get my solar system connected. I tossed out the old deep cycle 12v and replaced it with (2) 6v 215ah golf cart batteries. Th...
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If you disconnect your batteries from supplying the 12V system, your lights & furnace will not work.
A solution that seems much simpler & less expensive to me:
Install a couple of 12V outlets, get a couple of small portable inverters with AC outlets & USB outlets, and plug the small inverters into the 12V outlets. Use the inverters to charge your electronics & watch TV.
You can also use the portable inverter in your vehicles. And you are not out a fortune if one of them dies.
Depending on the size of your trailer & the number of people using it, you may only need or want one outlet & inverter.
You can also use the 12V outlets for 12V appliances.
Of course if your heart is set on using a hair dryer and/or microwave, you will need a 1000-2000 watt inverter wired to your 120 V system. But either one of those by itself will suck your batteries down in less than an hour of use. Your solar system will have to do some fast recharging to keep those batteries above their preferred 50% charge state. If you pull them down below 50% you will dramatically shorten the battery life.
A solution that seems much simpler & less expensive to me:
Install a couple of 12V outlets, get a couple of small portable inverters with AC outlets & USB outlets, and plug the small inverters into the 12V outlets. Use the inverters to charge your electronics & watch TV.
You can also use the portable inverter in your vehicles. And you are not out a fortune if one of them dies.
Depending on the size of your trailer & the number of people using it, you may only need or want one outlet & inverter.
You can also use the 12V outlets for 12V appliances.
Of course if your heart is set on using a hair dryer and/or microwave, you will need a 1000-2000 watt inverter wired to your 120 V system. But either one of those by itself will suck your batteries down in less than an hour of use. Your solar system will have to do some fast recharging to keep those batteries above their preferred 50% charge state. If you pull them down below 50% you will dramatically shorten the battery life.
