Understanding Power
I've been reading up on power needs and uses, but things aren't quite clear.
For starters I'm looking at the Keystone Passport 2920 BH.
From what I read not all A/Cs run on DC power. How does one figure this out?
To be able to run the A/C during a hot summer I read one would need to have a 3000-4000 watt inverter, but that most trailers have a 1000-2000 watt inverter. I don't see anything on their site or in their brochure that gives specs on this either.
It seems there's some sort of inverter that works off of your propane? Maybe I've just had an overload of info reading from several sites.
I read lithium batteries are the better choice. Again a lack of info. Is this the typical battery on RV's? The Passport seems to be a bit more than a mediocre trailer.
30 amp service seems to be standard unless one has a 2 A/C trailer. I'm guessing there's no issues with upgrading to 50. This would mostly fix issues with running the A/C along with plenty of typical appliances, right?
I'm a bit fuzzy on the load divider. It ensures there's never an issue where the amp draw is too high?
It seems most trailers come with two batteries. This shows two banks of two. No desire to add any?
If 600 watts of solar panel can be set up well enough and the days are partly cloudy how long could this extend a boondock adventure in the summer running the A/C? What of a winter with the lows around 20* F? I'm guessing with neither the A/C or heat working this amount might keep everything else running indefinitely?
Do the trailer batteries do fine when constantly hooked to AC power? I know many batteries don't do well over time like that as batteries are meant to be well used and then charged. I ruined an iPhone keeping it charged.
For starters I'm looking at the Keystone Passport 2920 BH.
From what I read not all A/Cs run on DC power. How does one figure this out?
To be able to run the A/C during a hot summer I read one would need to have a 3000-4000 watt inverter, but that most trailers have a 1000-2000 watt inverter. I don't see anything on their site or in their brochure that gives specs on this either.
It seems there's some sort of inverter that works off of your propane? Maybe I've just had an overload of info reading from several sites.
I read lithium batteries are the better choice. Again a lack of info. Is this the typical battery on RV's? The Passport seems to be a bit more than a mediocre trailer.
30 amp service seems to be standard unless one has a 2 A/C trailer. I'm guessing there's no issues with upgrading to 50. This would mostly fix issues with running the A/C along with plenty of typical appliances, right?
I'm a bit fuzzy on the load divider. It ensures there's never an issue where the amp draw is too high?
It seems most trailers come with two batteries. This shows two banks of two. No desire to add any?
If 600 watts of solar panel can be set up well enough and the days are partly cloudy how long could this extend a boondock adventure in the summer running the A/C? What of a winter with the lows around 20* F? I'm guessing with neither the A/C or heat working this amount might keep everything else running indefinitely?
Do the trailer batteries do fine when constantly hooked to AC power? I know many batteries don't do well over time like that as batteries are meant to be well used and then charged. I ruined an iPhone keeping it charged.
