Boatycall wrote:
valhalla360 wrote:
On a hot day, you lose the cycling and the batteries eventually die.
While an interesting experiment, it's totally impractical.
I'm the OP---
I should clarify this, possibly even change the name of my post. I hate generator noise. I already have 600 watts of solar. Up to about 90 degrees, the solar alone keeps up with the AC cycling - but the AC isn't the only thing I can run in complete silence - coffee maker, ice maker(I like me mixed drinks), Traeger out running a slow cook all day... Under 90 degrees, I enjoy the piece and quiet of the great outdoors.
Only after that will I need the help of a small genny.
I use them only as a last resort when boondocking. I prefer piece and quiet, while still having as many creature comforts as I can. And while a 6500 is pretty quiet, a 1000 is even more so. But then again, solar makes even less noise.
This inverter is the first I've ever heard of that allows me to supplement my solar, that was the whole intent of letting you all know - that for those of use WITH solar already, you can have an additional kick if needed.
Sure.. anybody can run a generator all day long just to watch tv. A Honda 6500 can do anything you'd want - at 5 times the fuel consumption a 1000. **IF** I even have to run it, I go through 3 quarts in 8 hours - assuming I even need it. Most days I'll be solar-only.
To be honest, this bashing me for simply trying to be quiet as I can while boondocking is getting a little unfair.
Thinking outside of the box is a good thing, even if it only applies to your situation. The concept can be used in different ways like me being able to run our roof AC at 10,000 ft with a common inverter generator. We are stuck with a 3500/4000 and that can be iffy with the converter off.
We appreciate silence too but went a different route due to our unique situation. We designed our solar to run a window AC directly mid day when we need it. The batteries will run it for quite a while if it's cloudy but it is rarely hot then. I did have a number of people tell me it wasn't possible even after I started testing it but running it for 6 or 7 hours at a time this summer proved the concept true. The rest of the time the system turns the trailer into a rolling power plant and we use it to cut back on propane usage. At up to 200 Ah a day we barely touch what the system is capable of. Our generator lives at home.
Let us know how it works and the rest of us boondockers appreciate any attempt at being as quiet as possible.
