Stereo receiver to avoid voltage drop
I know someone out there has a solution to this issue. We often camp off grid, that is, solely using 140 watts solar and 2 AGM batteries (Deka) rather than 30 amp shore power. We have a factory instal...
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clikrf8 wrote:
Hubby suggests running it off the two truck batteries in our F250 Super Duty. Would this help?
We had a Four Wheel Camper with solar (70 watts plus 12 volt battery) with a 3 way and it gobbled up batteries (just 2, maybe 3 cubic foot) plus we used lots of propane. We opted for compressor fridge for less battery draw.
I guess we can turn down fridge (hubby had ice cream so we turned up the cold). We don't use a whole lot of lights but do use heater and its fan when it is when it is cold.
More solar? No room in battery compartment for another battery).
If the fridge is truly the source of the problem, then I don't think turning it down would make much difference other than going longer between compressor cycles. Once the compressor cycles on it will draw the same power and result in the same sized voltage drop that your stereo will object to.
More solar won't help either since the problem is happening at night. Although more solar would mean that your batteries would more likely be full before sundown, giving you a longer period of time before the stereo shutdowns.
Are the batteries very old? Are they still healthy? I'm not a battery guru, so I don't know much about how to trouble shoot that.
Your heater (propane furnace, I assume) will definitely cause a big voltage drop when the fan kicks on. Does a stereo shut down coincide with the blower fan turning on?
