12v and 110v and techquestions
Hello, I have just started to look for my first RV travel trailer and I had a few questions. First off I am am a bit of a tech lover. I do well with wiring diagrams and schematics, but I just ca...
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The 200amp is for the 12v battery to 110v inverter, if I use 24v then it's 100amp. If you put a load device on a circuit, you have to build that circuit out for it. It was really getting up there when I was thinking about 3000watts, 300amps isn't that fun.
If I put the inverter and the batteries under the bed in the pass through, I'm going to need SLA or lithium, or even NiMH but charging is an issue with other chemistries.
I could put the batteries on the tongue, where the original is loaded, but I'm scared about tongue weight. I can't just tap into the existing 12v system without doing some upgrades. The disconnects, some wires and terminal connectors will likely have to be replaced/added. I can run the inverter in parallel off the terminal, then feed a ground line to it as well. Leaving the batteries on the outside I could use the standard deep cycle.
In my mind it would be simpler to make a new circuit than to retrofit one to support an inverter. Like you said I won't know for sure until I get the thing. But it's good to have a well researched plan, I don't plan on doing this twice. I might very well go 12v with all the pressure on here.
I'm crossing my fingers for august or September.
As for the monocrystalline flexible cells, they are easy to just glue on your roof, and they can be found pretty cheap, they loose out to ridged panels because they can't be aimed.
If I put the inverter and the batteries under the bed in the pass through, I'm going to need SLA or lithium, or even NiMH but charging is an issue with other chemistries.
I could put the batteries on the tongue, where the original is loaded, but I'm scared about tongue weight. I can't just tap into the existing 12v system without doing some upgrades. The disconnects, some wires and terminal connectors will likely have to be replaced/added. I can run the inverter in parallel off the terminal, then feed a ground line to it as well. Leaving the batteries on the outside I could use the standard deep cycle.
In my mind it would be simpler to make a new circuit than to retrofit one to support an inverter. Like you said I won't know for sure until I get the thing. But it's good to have a well researched plan, I don't plan on doing this twice. I might very well go 12v with all the pressure on here.
I'm crossing my fingers for august or September.
As for the monocrystalline flexible cells, they are easy to just glue on your roof, and they can be found pretty cheap, they loose out to ridged panels because they can't be aimed.
