Solar on a small TT

rjxj wrote:
It isnt that the micro will consume a ton of amp hours, it's that it has a high current draw. Battery, inverter and cable sizes all go up when trying to power something like that.

This is a general statement that told him that his overall system requirements jumps when he powers a micro.

It isnt that the micro will consume a ton of amp hours

He wants solar
If he stays away from high draw items his set up costs are lower
RUN the micro off a generator

Always looking for another pissing contest.

OK :)

My big thing is I get up early. Way too early to run the gen against campground gen hours. So I want my breakfast now! I want toast in a real toaster (high amp draw) not that horrible bread- burner on the stove- top that sets off the fire alarm and gets the dogs barking like mad, waking up the entire campground, who mostly seem to sleep in till lunch-time. :(

Then I want coffee. More inverter draw with an electric kettle unless I boil water on the stove. It happens that if there is some solar available later that day, I will use the kettle instead of stove- propane, which I have to go downtown to a gas station that has propane to replace.

I have a big inverter and enough battery bank to run everything I want without waking everybody up at 0-dark thirty. Later that day, if needed, I can run the gen or if it is sunny, let that sunshine take care of things.

People here, who keep saying, "Leave that big stuff for your gen." must be among those who sleep in past when gen hours start.