12v and 110v and techquestions
Hello, I have just started to look for my first RV travel trailer and I had a few questions. First off I am am a bit of a tech lover. I do well with wiring diagrams and schematics, but I just ca...
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I'm just responding to your criticisms.
Sq ft on the roof, number of pannels, skylights, inverter size, battery voltage a home.
You do realize that any inverter I add will be new to the unit, same with the solar system, same with the batteries. So any wiring or any setup will be added. Close looped or tied in it makes no difference. What is an issue is using products within thier design capacity. Using a 1200w inverter to run a microwave just isn't my cup of tea. Using components in systems in general that are not designed to handle the load is not something I want to get into. It makes me liable for anything that could happen, whether or not some substandard equipment was to actually blame or not.
Some people on this thread have been very helpful, making components suggestions, telling me to plan big because it's hard to upgrade again after you install a controller or start your setup.
I admit I don't know AC or renewables like solar very well. I'd like to think I have DC down. I've only had a bit of EM in college, and only like 3-4 classes dedicated to 12v systems, and only a few months devoted to vAC. But I came here to find out about what's needed to bring about a safe and proper system. I wouldn't have thought about the surge protector, and I would have probably been chasing the wrong style of all in one charger/inverter/mppt, for a but longer than I did. For whatever reason initially I was thinking I should have a 3000w inverter, I've knocked that back to 2000w (I did find an aims inverter with a decent pass through for ac). I'm still flopping in my mind about the 12 vs 24, but 200amps is much easier to do than 300amp was. The midnite sun mppt controller on either voltage will likely do more than any output the pannels can make.
The sky lights Im still bothered by, and asked the vendor about them, if it would be possible to have the factory not cut them into the roof. If they were more substantial and less temporary looking I might let them slide. It's a cheap trailer, it has some cheap features, I think the skylights are taking most of my focus because I It's one of my few gripes about it.
The rest of my gripes are about par for the course on the small trailer side, but this one despite It's skylights was the most pleasing to me amenity and feature wise for that weight class.
Sq ft on the roof, number of pannels, skylights, inverter size, battery voltage a home.
You do realize that any inverter I add will be new to the unit, same with the solar system, same with the batteries. So any wiring or any setup will be added. Close looped or tied in it makes no difference. What is an issue is using products within thier design capacity. Using a 1200w inverter to run a microwave just isn't my cup of tea. Using components in systems in general that are not designed to handle the load is not something I want to get into. It makes me liable for anything that could happen, whether or not some substandard equipment was to actually blame or not.
Some people on this thread have been very helpful, making components suggestions, telling me to plan big because it's hard to upgrade again after you install a controller or start your setup.
I admit I don't know AC or renewables like solar very well. I'd like to think I have DC down. I've only had a bit of EM in college, and only like 3-4 classes dedicated to 12v systems, and only a few months devoted to vAC. But I came here to find out about what's needed to bring about a safe and proper system. I wouldn't have thought about the surge protector, and I would have probably been chasing the wrong style of all in one charger/inverter/mppt, for a but longer than I did. For whatever reason initially I was thinking I should have a 3000w inverter, I've knocked that back to 2000w (I did find an aims inverter with a decent pass through for ac). I'm still flopping in my mind about the 12 vs 24, but 200amps is much easier to do than 300amp was. The midnite sun mppt controller on either voltage will likely do more than any output the pannels can make.
The sky lights Im still bothered by, and asked the vendor about them, if it would be possible to have the factory not cut them into the roof. If they were more substantial and less temporary looking I might let them slide. It's a cheap trailer, it has some cheap features, I think the skylights are taking most of my focus because I It's one of my few gripes about it.
The rest of my gripes are about par for the course on the small trailer side, but this one despite It's skylights was the most pleasing to me amenity and feature wise for that weight class.
