theoldwizard1 wrote:
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).
We just finished up a 12 night drycamping trip. Batteries were low in the morning. After hitching up my trimetric showed 24 amps going into the batteries. This was with the truck idling. This was with the fridge running
Linc
