Solar power
Brief scenario. Small slide in pop up camper. LED lights (4). 12 volt water pump. 12 volt furnace fan on occasion. Florida. Gas stove. No carbon monoxide or gas detectors hard wired. I have 9 volt bat...
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I would increase the battery capacity to about 100 amp hours with a group 27 battery. Group 24 is only about 80 - 85 AH, depending on the brand.
AS for a solar panel, check out the 100 - 150 watt systems.
SunElec.com
I would recommend 100 watt minimum, and up from there as you add more loads. My 85 motorhome ran fine on a pair of 45 watt panels ($750 at the time in 1994, it was considered a 'good price'. It also did not have a CO or propane detector.
Now I have a 97 motorhome with CO and propane detector that along with the refrigerator combined use 35 AH daily, about what one of my pair of 120 watt solar panels produce. I have 4 golf cart batteries, and can watch hours of TV without need to run the generator.
Have fun camping!
Fred.
AS for a solar panel, check out the 100 - 150 watt systems.
SunElec.com
I would recommend 100 watt minimum, and up from there as you add more loads. My 85 motorhome ran fine on a pair of 45 watt panels ($750 at the time in 1994, it was considered a 'good price'. It also did not have a CO or propane detector.
Now I have a 97 motorhome with CO and propane detector that along with the refrigerator combined use 35 AH daily, about what one of my pair of 120 watt solar panels produce. I have 4 golf cart batteries, and can watch hours of TV without need to run the generator.
Have fun camping!
Fred.
