theoldwizard1 wrote:
Dutch_12078 wrote:
Lspangler wrote:
I have an 18 cu ft res fridge in a travel trailer. I have 2 6v GC batteries. We have to run the generator about 1.5 hours in the AM and 1.5 hours in the PM
If the trimetric says 100% when we head out, it says 100% when we get to our destination so my truck must be keeping up OK
Linc
That's similar to what we see when boondocking. A 1-1.5 hour generator run morning and evening, depending on what other loads we're using, and our 10 cu ft residential fridge does nicely on two Group 29 12-volt batteries. Going down the road, our 130 amp alternator easily keeps up with it.
Those are very useful numbers ! If your boondocking in hot weather, you will likely be running the A/C part of the day/evening so the batteries would be recharged anyway.
Going down the road, a TV alternator should be able to keep up with the inverter
(assuming it will restart after a momentary shut down from low input voltage) although I don;t think it will properly recharge the house battery bank
(long discussion elsewhere).
