6 volt vs 12 volt batteries for boondocking
Hi all, While waiting for our new 28' Stealth toy hauler we're trying to figure out the best batteries to get for when we're back in the hills camped off the grid. We ordered the optional 200 watt ...
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MEXICOWANDERER wrote:
ktmrfs
"A pair of GC batteries will drive a 1000W inverter untill the battery is down to around 80 percent SOC, then the inverter will alarm and shut down due to low input voltage. Now that means unless a pair is well charged, you may be out of luck even at 1000W"
Cannot this trait be deemed and treated as a "STUPID PREVENTER"?
Very very few RVs have the battery capacity to run a thousand watts long-term. And usually if high wattage is desired for an extended time I have a very hard time arriving at a justifiable reason. That's right up generator use alley.
long term I agree. However it is nice with our setup of 4GC to be able to run the microwave at 900VA setting (50ish percent power setting) for a few minutes to warm up coffee or tea, heat veggies for dinner, etc. etc. without going out to start the generator.
If we need the full microwave power, or for any length of time, then it's fire up the generator time.
