Solar Kit
Just received my kit. 2 100w panels with a 30a pwm controller. Hoping it will recharge my 2 GC2's. I am alone in the trailer and power use is min. Any thoughts?
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Wbwood- I have only 2 group 24 Interstate batteries with 85ahr each or 170 amps total. As you can see in the photo, it's a small MH and no room. I have a Xantrex battery monitor and it gives quite a array of readings. I use 0.6amps per hour for Co2 monitor, refrigerator running on propane and what ever else is parasitic.
When we go out and leave the MH parked, I leave it drawing .6 amps. If I turn on water heater and water pump with both in standby, it jumps to 1.2amps. While cooking, I turn on a 4 speed fan to exhaust fumes and odors drawing about 1.2 amps.. We run about 2 or 4 lights at night with LEDs and the draw is low maybe 1.5 amps obj top of the .6 amps. Usually the next morning we are down anywhere from 20-30 amps. If I run the furnace, it draws about 8 amps per hour but only seems to cycle on 15-20 minutes per hour. Our TV 12v with satellite receiver on 120v inverter (50watts) only seems to draw about 3 amps. We are not TV watchers while camping, I can do that at home.
This trip to Rincon was not much of a test as we didn't run much on 12v. The 100 watt Renogy suitcase kit worked great. Real test will be when we go to Death Valley for 3 days dry camping. I think the Renogy Suitcase kit is a good start. Like I mentioned before if I need to I can buy another panel and store it under the dinette with the suitcase. That would give me 150 watts or 2.7 amps x 3 equalling 8.1 amps instead of 5.4 amps which I currently have.
Wbwood- I have only 2 group 24 Interstate batteries with 85ahr each or 170 amps total. As you can see in the photo, it's a small MH and no room. I have a Xantrex battery monitor and it gives quite a array of readings. I use 0.6amps per hour for Co2 monitor, refrigerator running on propane and what ever else is parasitic.
When we go out and leave the MH parked, I leave it drawing .6 amps. If I turn on water heater and water pump with both in standby, it jumps to 1.2amps. While cooking, I turn on a 4 speed fan to exhaust fumes and odors drawing about 1.2 amps.. We run about 2 or 4 lights at night with LEDs and the draw is low maybe 1.5 amps obj top of the .6 amps. Usually the next morning we are down anywhere from 20-30 amps. If I run the furnace, it draws about 8 amps per hour but only seems to cycle on 15-20 minutes per hour. Our TV 12v with satellite receiver on 120v inverter (50watts) only seems to draw about 3 amps. We are not TV watchers while camping, I can do that at home.
This trip to Rincon was not much of a test as we didn't run much on 12v. The 100 watt Renogy suitcase kit worked great. Real test will be when we go to Death Valley for 3 days dry camping. I think the Renogy Suitcase kit is a good start. Like I mentioned before if I need to I can buy another panel and store it under the dinette with the suitcase. That would give me 150 watts or 2.7 amps x 3 equalling 8.1 amps instead of 5.4 amps which I currently have.
