Solar Question
This is not a RV application but there seems to be a lot of solar knowledge on here so I thought I would ask. I run a 12V system in my remote cabin for LED lights and RV size water pump and CD play...
Forum Discussion
A friend of mine had a similar issue with a cabin on his property that is mainly a glorified shed. It wasn't too expensive to slap up a set of panels, a PWM controller, and some LED lamps to light the cabin and the outside.
If things got too low (around 50-60% SOC), he had an el cheapo Harbor Freight ET800 clone generator that he would fill up and let clatter away on the porch of the outbuilding to charge the batteries using a cast-off car battery charger. After a few hours, it runs out of gas and shuts off... but the 800 watts is good enough to get the batteries to 90% or so SoC, where the panels can go from there. Of course, the generator isn't quiet... but the only things that will hear it are some deer and an armadillo or two.
If things got too low (around 50-60% SOC), he had an el cheapo Harbor Freight ET800 clone generator that he would fill up and let clatter away on the porch of the outbuilding to charge the batteries using a cast-off car battery charger. After a few hours, it runs out of gas and shuts off... but the 800 watts is good enough to get the batteries to 90% or so SoC, where the panels can go from there. Of course, the generator isn't quiet... but the only things that will hear it are some deer and an armadillo or two.
