Truck Camper adding inverter
Would like to hear from people on there recent experience on adding an inverter. My goal. To power a 1350 watt microwave for 10 minutes at max power. I have two group 27 batteries and a 120 watt ...
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Don Rowe's calculator is interesting.
How would I go about determining the amount of drive time I would need in order to recharge my batteries? We don't stay in any place more than a day or two and will generally drive a few hours between campsites at a minimum.
I ask because I only use the gen occasionally for running the MW and if install an inverter, I don't think I will need to lug around a generator. Might as well take it out and reclaim the space for batteries. Right now I have a couple of Lifeline GPL-31XT batteries and a 90W panel on the roof. But the batteries are always 100% when we arrive at a campsite. Saturday night we were camping and the battery readout never dipped below 100%. This was after dropping jacks, opening the slide outs, listening to the radio, using the water pump and charging our phones.
How would I go about determining the amount of drive time I would need in order to recharge my batteries? We don't stay in any place more than a day or two and will generally drive a few hours between campsites at a minimum.
I ask because I only use the gen occasionally for running the MW and if install an inverter, I don't think I will need to lug around a generator. Might as well take it out and reclaim the space for batteries. Right now I have a couple of Lifeline GPL-31XT batteries and a 90W panel on the roof. But the batteries are always 100% when we arrive at a campsite. Saturday night we were camping and the battery readout never dipped below 100%. This was after dropping jacks, opening the slide outs, listening to the radio, using the water pump and charging our phones.
