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MiRV
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Jul 06, 2014

Amp Hours - Are you Right Sized? Post your Charge Method

Amp Hour usage is always a question for people who looking at the idea of Boondocking. Since the batteries are one of the most crucial part of your electrical system, it's important to have the House...
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Heap64
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Jul 09, 2014
1 - ~50-60 we are pretty light power users.
2 - (4) 6v 230 amp hour batteries
3 - 460 AH total
4 - 6v
5 - Shouldn't be an issue.
6 - No generator unless we need AC
7 - 500w solar.

I tried to size our system to allow for plenty of cloudy days and allow us to still camp in fairly shady spots since that is our preference. So I have a large battery bank and more solar than I should need. We will put this to its first real test in September when we camp off the grid 2 weeks in Michigan's UP.

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