Thinking of going solar...
I have a 2000w inverter and currently have a small panel on the roof to keep the batteries from topped up I guess when not plugged in. I have a home business so I've not really considered this until n...
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crosscheck wrote:larry barnhart wrote:
On our 2001 alpenlite our inverter can be turned off. The batteries still get charging. We only turn on the inverter if needed.
chevman
cannesdo,
Are you sure that you only have the one unit that inverts DC(from the batteries) to AC and AC (from shore power) to DC to run lights, charge batteries etc? If you do, then I will shut up.
Dave
When my inverter fried years ago my rig was dead in the water. Had to use an exterior battery charger as life support. Bypassed the inverter so power could get to the sub-panel. There is no converter. Have the schematic committed to memory. The charger in the combi unit is what charges the batteries. I'm going to pull the manual tonight to see how it all works with regard to adding solar into the mix, if I can turn off the converter...The original owner of this rig had it customized and definitely set it up as a shore powered trailer.
