Solar on a small TT
I'm looking at a small travel trailer (starcraft satellite 17rb) which is only about 20ft long. Roof is composite one piece without much of a flat area. One thing that I absolutely want on my next R...
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SoundGuy wrote:rjxj wrote:
You were probably on the low energy use side of things until you mentioned microwave.
It's interesting how often folks will come up with a shopping list of small draw items they want to power with battery / solar but then almost as an afterthought throw in a high draw appliance such as a microwave oven and think nothing of it. :R That tells me they haven't thought this through thoroughly, not realizing what a game changer any high draw device represents. Some solar aficiondos willing to throw their wallet at a project like this wouldn't agree but I see solar as most practical for those willing to actively manage their power consumption and restrict their usage to low draw devices.
Nope. High draw items are a matter of inverter size and battery capacity. Nothing to do with solar. Solar is just another way to recharge the batteries.
Actually since the weather keeps changing so sometimes you need to run the gen and a charger, solar should be viewed as just a way to extend the time between generator/charger sessions.
All people are really talking about is how much solar will get you how much time between gen sessions.
Unfortunately, that can easily lead to extended periods of incomplete recharges daily, thus sulfation of the batteries. Can't win them all!
