Advice for my charging situation? Solar?
Hi folks - This is for my minivan. I have: - 24 hour usage around 1 kilowatt, on average. Half a kw on a lazy day (which usually = a cloudy or rainy day, for me). Max I have read on the kill...
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500 is the total it took to recharge the batteries. I ran the charger through the kwmeter; after it finished it read 500 on the total. While it was running, it read 70-90 on the instantaneous, but that varied by charging stage. So, 500 watt hours.
That is not your usage in battery amp/watt hours, upon which solar power is designed for RV's. You could make a case that all you need is 500W of 120V power but would then need to know inverter efficiency, wire efficiencies, and how much the batteries were discharged during this exercise.
I'd suggest to buy a small generator. You can use tools so should be able to carry gas and pull a starter rope.
