formulas for energy audit?
Getting ready to a long trip next summer with a few nights boon docking and thinking generator, battery bank, inverters etc and know I need to do an energy audit for my trailer. Trying to put togethe...
Forum Discussion
I think at least the OP should get a small commendation for approaching his power situation by first doing the audit. How many threads have there been like, "I want all my stuff to work, what should I do"? Most of those posters are usually suggested to do the audit as a first step or queried about what they are operating.
Thinking further on the OP's situation, I would suggest that now is the perfect opportunity to increase the battery capacity. A single grp. 24 is just barely able to keep up with typical parasitic loads for a couple of days. I would suggest moving to a two battery system. With judicious use, that may be enough to remove the need for a generator every day and that, IMO, is worth well over the cost of upgrade.
Thinking further on the OP's situation, I would suggest that now is the perfect opportunity to increase the battery capacity. A single grp. 24 is just barely able to keep up with typical parasitic loads for a couple of days. I would suggest moving to a two battery system. With judicious use, that may be enough to remove the need for a generator every day and that, IMO, is worth well over the cost of upgrade.
