Dry camping with satellite TV possible?
Update/Edit: It seems some people were confused by my original post, and I have some new discoveries. Looking into getting Dish Network's Tailgater and VIP 211K receiver. Or anything, really. ...
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HI,
I had Direct TV and could watch about 2 hours of TV each night and still have the solar panels fill my batteries each day. Then I installed a pair of 120 watt panels, and could watch TV about 8 hours per night and still charge the next day. . Life is good!
SunElec.com
Your RV will use about 35 amp hours per day to run the refrigerator and propane and CO meters. This is about what 120 watt 7 amp solar panel will put out in 5 hours sun. Sure it will be less than 7 amps before 10 am and after about 2 pm, but overall, the average is 5 hours X the maximum nominal amperage of each panel.
I would get a 100 watt inverter. It will run the dish receiver 24/7 without using to many amp hours. Even if you use the generator for a hour or so, leave it plugged into the inverter, so that you do not interrupt the power and cause the receiver to need to reset. While resetting the receiver is listening for a "Approval" notice to be sent out to it's receiver number, something that probably happens every hour or two, or when you call Dish Network tech support.
Fred.
I had Direct TV and could watch about 2 hours of TV each night and still have the solar panels fill my batteries each day. Then I installed a pair of 120 watt panels, and could watch TV about 8 hours per night and still charge the next day. . Life is good!
SunElec.com
Your RV will use about 35 amp hours per day to run the refrigerator and propane and CO meters. This is about what 120 watt 7 amp solar panel will put out in 5 hours sun. Sure it will be less than 7 amps before 10 am and after about 2 pm, but overall, the average is 5 hours X the maximum nominal amperage of each panel.
I would get a 100 watt inverter. It will run the dish receiver 24/7 without using to many amp hours. Even if you use the generator for a hour or so, leave it plugged into the inverter, so that you do not interrupt the power and cause the receiver to need to reset. While resetting the receiver is listening for a "Approval" notice to be sent out to it's receiver number, something that probably happens every hour or two, or when you call Dish Network tech support.
Fred.
