Itinerant1 wrote:
I don't even worry/ think about the 48ah draw with the lfp's. I could probably make an adjustment within the ME-ARC if it was a issue. The 1,280w solar & 500ah lfp are a pretty good match together. When the day comes and I just need to replace the batteries I'll probably add 100ah more and just about eliminate the generator except for the very rare stretch of bad solar production days, but that might not be for a few more years seeing the batteries aren't showing signs of voltage sag with high draws for long periods of time yet nearing 6 years of daily use.
Not everyone has deep, deep pockets full of money nor does everyone wish to pack 1.2KW worth of solar on their roof and on the sides of their RV. That is why I mentioned using smart technology like inverters with power saving feature.
It is why I can run my home fridge, plus 30K BTU furnace, some lights and yes even some TV and PC for entertainment for 24 hrs without solar or generator and still have power leftover out of one pair of 6V FLA GC2 batteries.
If I really wanted to boondock full time, I can simply add 3 100W solar panels which would extend my time between using a gen to charge the batteries to several days all on one pair of GC2s..
So, $300 in solar panels and my trusty $200 worth of GC2 batteries for $500 in total can easily hang with $1.2K in solar plus $3500 worth of Lithium 500Ahr battery bank..
The key is conservation, I can live like I am on the grid with only a few minor changes like putting things that do not need power 24/7 on power strips with switches, turn items off via the power strip saves a lot wasted energy in phantom loads. Conservation is a lot cheaper than trying to pretend you are still on the grid with wasteful habits.
