telecom batteries and boondocking
Hi all, First night boondocking on the new batteries. I ran a computer for 5 hours (100 watts) via my large inverter, and a 7 amp 12 volt heating blanket for 7 hours. Battery voltage started ...
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Hi niner,
Day 4
Day 3 I ran the generator for an additional 30 minutes at supper time. It was showing 10 amps at the end of the time period.
I purposely let the heat build in in the RV so last night I did not run the electric heating blanket.
I often fall asleep to streaming BBC radio plays and for that I power the laptop with a small msw 300 watt inverter via a cigarette plug. The laptop eventually goes into sleep mode. I woke up early and turned on a 50 watt 120 volt heating pad to keep me cozy.
In the morning, since I knew I would be moving after breakfast, I chose to do sausage, egg, toast and coffee from the main inverter. It was a bit chilly so I ran the electrical heating rug under the dinette table. I had slept in until 9:30 am, so the solar panels had already replaced some of the energy I used during the night.
When I started the engine, about 14 amps was flowing from the house bank to the engine. After it started the flow reversed and 20 amps flowed into the jars. After a short time, when I stopped for a red light current flowed to the engine battery. If I put the RV in neutral, about 8 amps would flow to the house bank. Engine run time was about 30 minutes.
It is mostly cloudy, but I'm harvesting 5.9 amps @ 13.1 volts and using 4.1 amps, so I'm not going to do a generator run this morning.
Day 4
Day 3 I ran the generator for an additional 30 minutes at supper time. It was showing 10 amps at the end of the time period.
I purposely let the heat build in in the RV so last night I did not run the electric heating blanket.
I often fall asleep to streaming BBC radio plays and for that I power the laptop with a small msw 300 watt inverter via a cigarette plug. The laptop eventually goes into sleep mode. I woke up early and turned on a 50 watt 120 volt heating pad to keep me cozy.
In the morning, since I knew I would be moving after breakfast, I chose to do sausage, egg, toast and coffee from the main inverter. It was a bit chilly so I ran the electrical heating rug under the dinette table. I had slept in until 9:30 am, so the solar panels had already replaced some of the energy I used during the night.
When I started the engine, about 14 amps was flowing from the house bank to the engine. After it started the flow reversed and 20 amps flowed into the jars. After a short time, when I stopped for a red light current flowed to the engine battery. If I put the RV in neutral, about 8 amps would flow to the house bank. Engine run time was about 30 minutes.
It is mostly cloudy, but I'm harvesting 5.9 amps @ 13.1 volts and using 4.1 amps, so I'm not going to do a generator run this morning.
