Sometimes small systems are plenty
Friday my wife suddenly got the urge to camp. Immediately.
All the TT has is the original Group 24 battery, 5w solar to maintain it and a 700w/1500w inverter I've never even run under significant load. I didn't really need the system to do a lot since at 103 degrees in full sun we will be absolutely doing full hook ups.
Fired up the fridge at 8 am on propane. Pupmed the over chlorainated full water tank almost dry to be ready for use. Ran the compressor from home on the inverter to air up all 4 tires and headed to work.
At noon the freezer and fridge were cold so she loaded but did not even run the fan as the camper still held the cool from overnight.
1:05 PM we headed out for Fredericksburg and wine country.
The current set up is barely above factory, but the battery was brimming with charge and the inverter did everything we would have wanted except for the AC.
I actually think it is the ability to use the microwave that will finally push me to get the Deka AGMs put in the TT. Putting them in will mean i pit in the solar charger to maintain them without cooking the, dry or leaving the discharged. Other than the microwave though, there is just no burning need for us at the moment.
Now if I went crazy and got enough batteries and inverter to run the AC for an hour 15 times a year, that would he a horse of a different color.
;)
Jim (sipping a nice glass of 2010 Brennan Dark Horse)
All the TT has is the original Group 24 battery, 5w solar to maintain it and a 700w/1500w inverter I've never even run under significant load. I didn't really need the system to do a lot since at 103 degrees in full sun we will be absolutely doing full hook ups.
Fired up the fridge at 8 am on propane. Pupmed the over chlorainated full water tank almost dry to be ready for use. Ran the compressor from home on the inverter to air up all 4 tires and headed to work.
At noon the freezer and fridge were cold so she loaded but did not even run the fan as the camper still held the cool from overnight.
1:05 PM we headed out for Fredericksburg and wine country.
The current set up is barely above factory, but the battery was brimming with charge and the inverter did everything we would have wanted except for the AC.
I actually think it is the ability to use the microwave that will finally push me to get the Deka AGMs put in the TT. Putting them in will mean i pit in the solar charger to maintain them without cooking the, dry or leaving the discharged. Other than the microwave though, there is just no burning need for us at the moment.
Now if I went crazy and got enough batteries and inverter to run the AC for an hour 15 times a year, that would he a horse of a different color.
;)
Jim (sipping a nice glass of 2010 Brennan Dark Horse)
