A work around for low voltage.
Hi All, Due to the campground refusing to reserve a 50 amp site for me (three months in advance), I've been put where there is only a 30 amp outlet and the campground wiring is, shall we say, "chal...
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Hi smk,
Thanks for the advice. I did "see" 1900 watts being drawn by the air conditioner two summers ago. Voltage was around 105 so a bit over 18 amps and I was NOT a happy camper.
The campground 100% full so I'm hoping for cool weather during the day for the next 2.5 weeks. The lows at night will allow me to continue my energy "dance".
The solar did get the battery bank 100% charged--but I was not using the water heater--just the normal household loads.
It was interesting to see the solar bounce up to 15.2 amps when I was running the water heater two days ago. At least I know I have a work around without burning propane.
Perhaps I'm just a fuddy duddy worrying about low voltage too much. But I can ill afford the cost of a replacement air conditioner.
Thanks for the advice. I did "see" 1900 watts being drawn by the air conditioner two summers ago. Voltage was around 105 so a bit over 18 amps and I was NOT a happy camper.
The campground 100% full so I'm hoping for cool weather during the day for the next 2.5 weeks. The lows at night will allow me to continue my energy "dance".
The solar did get the battery bank 100% charged--but I was not using the water heater--just the normal household loads.
It was interesting to see the solar bounce up to 15.2 amps when I was running the water heater two days ago. At least I know I have a work around without burning propane.
Perhaps I'm just a fuddy duddy worrying about low voltage too much. But I can ill afford the cost of a replacement air conditioner.
