Generators for 5th wheel power
I searched and read several posts about the generators but none directly answered what size. I have 13500 btu A/C unit need to run while parked on road. What type/size would I need to have for tempo...
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bcircus wrote:
If you are in an area where you can't run generator full time... With the run time restrictions what about a bank of batteries that can be charged up using the Generator. Then, by using an inverter you could run a fan or small appliances. At least a fan could help with cooling without A/C. Is this possible?
You've either got to get a quality inverter generator (Yamaha, Honda, Robin/Subaru) or go solar with more than 4 big Trojan T105s. I just finished installing a 400 watt system with four T105s. Although I was planning on adding a 2kw inverter, I found a 3k one on eBay for about half price. This inverter would run the 15k btu AC on our Monty, but probably only for about an hour at best with only four batteries. Since the four I put in cost over $700, I'm not adding any more. They will let me microwave some popcorn and watch 8 hours of TV with the home theater system running AND run a fan for over 10 hours. That's good enough. If we opt to spend the night at a Walmart or truck stop when we need AC, I'll fire up the Harbor Freight $300 guy. Otherwise we'll be somewhere with power if it's hot.
