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Songbirds
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Jun 07, 2018

Battery-ion, Solar, NO Generator needed "Xantrex"

I did a search in this forum and found nothing on this post about a new charging system. Before I start let me tell you what you already know about lead-acid Battery and the need for a Generator. So boondocking will last about three days. Something New is coming or should I say has arrived in the RV World. Coachmen Class B was the first place I learned about Xantrex Battery-ion and NO Need for a Generator and boondocking for a week or longer.

Some motorhomes to check out are Coachmen, Class B, Galleria, look for Xantex and the other I found was Winnebago Class B Travato, look for Pure3 Energy Management System.

What is very cool about all of this is learning about the inverters. A recharge for Battery to full power takes a while from dead to 100 %. On a battery-ion about two hours to full power, needing only an extra alternator no-generator needed. Check out YOUTUBE.com on Battery-ion and both systems and I think you will be impressed. Solar you may need 2 - 3- 100W Solars. As I am new and still reading and learning also lots of information can be found on the Coachmen website look for Xantrex inverter. Let me know what you know. As I stated I did a search on this forum and found nothing about what I have posted above. Would enjoy knowing and learning what you know thanks.

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K, let me try and make some replies. Website links check out Winnebago Ind.http://www.Winnebagoind.com next Coachmen RVhttp://www.CoachmenRV.com also for RV price's check out a few national chain RV centers General RV http://www.Generalrv.com or Lazy Days RVhttp://www.lazydays.com Understand this is a new and the idea is new into the NEW RV MODELS. Someone did say you can retrofit but I know nothing about that. Winnebago is showing the 2018 Class B, Travito is showing a Starting price at $108,763. As for the Coachmen Class B, Galleria Li3, "Coachmen Class B Galleria Li3" in Model 24T in Tampa look through photos showing a today price starting at Sale Price: $129,330 So this is what I found and I will review that I got to all the posted questions. I'm not a salesperson just an interested buyer.
  • I don't doubt that it's a decent system, albeit not an inexpensive proposition. There's nothing especially revolutionary about it, though it is a nice step towards some more modern systems.

    There's also a fairly thick layer of hype. Perhaps the worse is the idea that you're replacing a generator (an engine connected to an alternator) with an auxiliary alternator connected to your main engine. I'm not sure how that's anything other than a generator, and potentially a less efficient one than a separate dedicated unit...though less space and weight and presumably less maintenance as you need the main engine anyhow for propulsion.

    For what it's worth, in moderate weather (when I don't need the furnace), I can boondock for about a week with just a lead acid battery and no solar and only moderate conservation over what I would normally do. An absorption fridge running on propane is not a huge electrical power consumer, and heating tea water on the range rather than with a microwave is entirely practical...and what I do most of the time, boondocking or not.
  • Songbirds wrote:
    Would enjoy knowing and learning what you know thanks.


    I don't know anything about the system itself but the one thing I do know is it won't be inexpensive and thus will remain niche for quite some time until costs come down sufficiently to where we commoners can make use of such a system. Flooded / AGM batteries and gensets aren't going anywhere. :W

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