Solar question
We are heading out west for vacation and will be staying in several no hookup sites. although we have a generator, our camper is not in any way wired for solar - it doesn't even have a 12 volt plug. ...
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Old & Slow wrote:smkettner wrote:
Ah, another dreaded WFCO 55. These are notorious for not going to boost mode when expected such as batteries down 50%.
IOTA, PowerMax, Progressive Dynamics are the best replacements. These charge at 14.4+ volts every time to get you to 90%+ in 2 to 3 hours.
On average, got any idea how many watts thay input in boost mode. The question has to do with tring to stay in low rpm with, say, a Honda or yamaha 1000i/2000i. The most silence being the virtue. Personaly, I would rather charge longer, more silent, than to have a gen running loud. But then, she may only charge while hooking up to power.
Not sure what generator the OP has but you can get about 40 amps into the battery from a 1000w and twice that from a 2000w generator. If you expect your honda/yamaha to mostly stay throttled down I would cut those numbers in half.
I think smallest IOTA is 15 amps, PowerMax 35 amps, PD 35 amps. So to run a 1000w near idle I think you will need the IOTA.
