Solar's done
Solar is in now to figure out which inverter. 2 255w panels this doesn't show the j-box Home made brackets 6" base with 3 screws each for a total of 6 brackets per panel Tristar 45 amp ...
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Hi SMK,
My bias was to stand alone inverters and stand alone chargers.
I can assure you that the Magnum hybrid does not require shore or generator power to power the RV.
In fact, it is possible to "force" it to do not just load support, but voltage support. That means that big solar is even more needed as doing so causes my solar to run when the batteries are charged. It was cute to see the inverter grabbing 12 amps from the battery bank, and the solar putting in 13 amps.
As to 15 amp shore power--the vast majority of the time I am using that.
At the campground that I was at, the thirty amp service could not support the voltage for just the roof air, so again my solar was running flat out--this time at 17.2 amps. I was also drawing a total of up to 60 amps from the battery bank. Again if I had the solar you have, I would have been using every bit of it.
My bias was to stand alone inverters and stand alone chargers.
I can assure you that the Magnum hybrid does not require shore or generator power to power the RV.
In fact, it is possible to "force" it to do not just load support, but voltage support. That means that big solar is even more needed as doing so causes my solar to run when the batteries are charged. It was cute to see the inverter grabbing 12 amps from the battery bank, and the solar putting in 13 amps.
As to 15 amp shore power--the vast majority of the time I am using that.
At the campground that I was at, the thirty amp service could not support the voltage for just the roof air, so again my solar was running flat out--this time at 17.2 amps. I was also drawing a total of up to 60 amps from the battery bank. Again if I had the solar you have, I would have been using every bit of it.
smkettner wrote:
Trouble with the hybrid is you need a generator or utility power and then it makes the big solar less needed. So it depends on your style if the extra features are worth it.
My GP2000SW is working great BTW.
