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johnm1
Explorer
May 03, 2016

Do I need solar or more batteries and a better charger?

OK - I'm starting to wonder if I'm looking at this wrong. I was planning on solar and starting small with 1 or 2 portable panels and eventually put them (and more) on the roof but now I'm really wo...
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Almot
Explorer III
May 03, 2016
red31 wrote:
Run the gen every day for 2 hrs (enjoys electric make coffee), on 2 week trips crank the PWM controller up and equalize after trip on a sunny day or two.

Pretty much.
Or - if electric coffee is not needed - run generator for 1 hour every few days and let PWM do the rest. Many options here.

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