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Woodsie8_
Sep 15, 2020Explorer
jdc1 wrote:
I have to ask: How long are you running the genset? To keep tat food cold, you should only have to run it 3-4 times a day, an hour at a time....not continuously. That would also be sufficient to charge your battery. A 100w solar panel would be a great idea too, to keep your RV topped off, smoke or no smoke. Having a spare 12V battery sitting around might be a good idea too, since you don't seem to have a secondary battery in your B.
No secondary battery. I was running it about 4 hours but all at once. I really think I must have used way more than my generator was charging. I ended up ordering a small generator for the house last night. It is small enough I can bring with if I ever need to. Portable, less than 50lbs. I will continue to look at solar for RV. I love the Jackery idea, but they look like they only last about 4-6 yrs, before the internal lithium battery is toast. You can’t replace the battery. I may just get their panels, if I can hook up to the house battery, instead of buying their portable power box.
https://www.jackery.com/products/explorer-1000-portable-power-station?variant=31523358769239¤cy=USD&utm_medium=product_sync&utm_source=google&utm_content=sag_organic&utm_campaign=sag_organic&gclid=CjwKCAjwzIH7BRAbEiwAoDxxTv4OPJecRXKzC2A80dXDUHcyX9yLxG9FtWQZwp7MePFkEdhZexAXCRoCB8UQAvD_BwE
https://www.jackery.com/products/solarsaga-100w-solar-panel?variant=19479350837335
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