Adding extra batteries - where do I put them?
In our 2020 Cedar Creek 29RW it came with one battery. I added another as soon as I got it home but the battery compartment/bin only has enough room for these 2. We don't boondock often but it seems I...
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way2roll wrote:
Clearly I have more homework to do. I have no idea how many watts the current solar panel is. And I have no idea how difficult it would be to add another panel - if I should even bother.
Here is a simple way to find out.
1. disconnect the solar
2. fully charge the battery bank on shore power.
3. Plug the RV into a kill-a-watt meter. Plug the meter into a 15 amp shore power circuit.
4. Leave the fridge and converter running for 4 days. Use the lights and other low loads as if you were dry camping.
5. Read the number of kilowatt hours used. That will be the consumption. Divide the number of watt-hours used by 2.
6. divide that number by 5.
That may be the minimum number of watts of solar necessary.
It also infers the size of the battery bank in watt-hours.
