New RV Owner with power(solar) questions.
Hi Everyone, I've enjoyed reading through the forums, and finally joined! I appreciate the wealth of information that is accessible here.
My wife and I recently bought a 1985 LeisureCraft. It's in pretty decent shape, although it needs some work. I recently had the generator serviced, replaced all the taillights, and just had a full tune up done on it. Seems to be running like a champ!
I've some questions about powering the RV, specifically with solar. I've read a bunch of stuff but I'm having a hard time fully wrapping my head around the idea. Currently there is no power converter in the RV. So I'm assuming my generator won't even charge the battery. Is this correct? It's got a 6v marine battery in it that's old, and I assume it will need to be replaced. All that I've read is that it might behoove me to get 2 6v golf cart batteries and wire them together. We will be primarily boondocking for a week at a time with no access to anything. We will run our generator sparingly and sporadically when we need to break free of the desert heat, and turn on the AC. I would like a solar solution to keep the batteries charged for recharging camera batteries, running the water pump, etc. Where is the best place to start? We will be frugal with our power consumption, but would like to insure that it's there, and available for us to use. I found the following solar kit, though the reviews say the charge controller is a piece of junk. Would this kit seem like enough to keep me alive with my above requests?
http://www.amazon.com/Renogy-Solar-Panel-Bundle-200Watt/dp/B00B8L8MD2/ref=sr_1_6?s=lawn-garden&ie=UTF8&qid=1404417370&sr=1-6
My generator technician also suggested I look intelli-power 9200 series as a converter. I'm still not able to wrap my head around how all these things play together. Is that primarily for when it's plugged into shore power? Thanks in advance for any and all advice! We are looking forward to getting on the road in this thing!
My wife and I recently bought a 1985 LeisureCraft. It's in pretty decent shape, although it needs some work. I recently had the generator serviced, replaced all the taillights, and just had a full tune up done on it. Seems to be running like a champ!
I've some questions about powering the RV, specifically with solar. I've read a bunch of stuff but I'm having a hard time fully wrapping my head around the idea. Currently there is no power converter in the RV. So I'm assuming my generator won't even charge the battery. Is this correct? It's got a 6v marine battery in it that's old, and I assume it will need to be replaced. All that I've read is that it might behoove me to get 2 6v golf cart batteries and wire them together. We will be primarily boondocking for a week at a time with no access to anything. We will run our generator sparingly and sporadically when we need to break free of the desert heat, and turn on the AC. I would like a solar solution to keep the batteries charged for recharging camera batteries, running the water pump, etc. Where is the best place to start? We will be frugal with our power consumption, but would like to insure that it's there, and available for us to use. I found the following solar kit, though the reviews say the charge controller is a piece of junk. Would this kit seem like enough to keep me alive with my above requests?
http://www.amazon.com/Renogy-Solar-Panel-Bundle-200Watt/dp/B00B8L8MD2/ref=sr_1_6?s=lawn-garden&ie=UTF8&qid=1404417370&sr=1-6
My generator technician also suggested I look intelli-power 9200 series as a converter. I'm still not able to wrap my head around how all these things play together. Is that primarily for when it's plugged into shore power? Thanks in advance for any and all advice! We are looking forward to getting on the road in this thing!
