What can you do with solar?
Hi, Please reply with what your solar system can do to enhance your RV'ing experience. Please list the number of watts, Charge controller, inverter (if any) and amp-hours of battery bank 256 ...
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300W solar.
257AH batteries(55+55, 79, 68).
So far, we have dry camped 31 consecutive days.
TT - 2010 K-Z Sportsmen Classic 14RK:
130W solar, MS TS 45 PWM controller.
WFCO 8735 converter.
79AH Deka AGM(8A24M, Purch. 2009-01).
TV - 2004 GMC Safari:
4.10 posi, air shocks,
68AH Sears P-4 AGM grp 34/78 starting battery Purch 2012-10.
170W(2x85W) solar, MS SS-10 controller.
Shumacher 1200A 2/8/12A with AGM setting.
55AH Optima AGM(SC34DU-Yellow, Purch. 2010-01) in parallel with 55AH Optima AGM(SC34DM-Blue, Purch. 2010-01), runs two CF-35 12V Dometic fridges @ 7F and 31F.
2Kw inverter genny for MW, coffee and supplemental charging.
Inverters; 1200, 400, 100. The 1200 can be used for coffee.
The genny also does bulk charging when the solar falls behind.
After a day of sightseeing, the van can be used to supply both AC and DC as the three batteries are charged by solar and alternator.
With the 7-pin I can join the TT and TV to share DC across the batteries and the panels.
HTH;
John
257AH batteries(55+55, 79, 68).
So far, we have dry camped 31 consecutive days.
TT - 2010 K-Z Sportsmen Classic 14RK:
130W solar, MS TS 45 PWM controller.
WFCO 8735 converter.
79AH Deka AGM(8A24M, Purch. 2009-01).
TV - 2004 GMC Safari:
4.10 posi, air shocks,
68AH Sears P-4 AGM grp 34/78 starting battery Purch 2012-10.
170W(2x85W) solar, MS SS-10 controller.
Shumacher 1200A 2/8/12A with AGM setting.
55AH Optima AGM(SC34DU-Yellow, Purch. 2010-01) in parallel with 55AH Optima AGM(SC34DM-Blue, Purch. 2010-01), runs two CF-35 12V Dometic fridges @ 7F and 31F.
2Kw inverter genny for MW, coffee and supplemental charging.
Inverters; 1200, 400, 100. The 1200 can be used for coffee.
The genny also does bulk charging when the solar falls behind.
After a day of sightseeing, the van can be used to supply both AC and DC as the three batteries are charged by solar and alternator.
With the 7-pin I can join the TT and TV to share DC across the batteries and the panels.
HTH;
John
