Adding more Solar and DC-DC charger
Hope all is well guys and girls About 6 months ago i came here with a plan to leave my high priced NYC apt and move into my truck camper full time , well , its been one hell of a ride so far ! O...
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By the time you replace the alternator, add the charge controller, and get the dc to DC charger, you could buy a heck of a lot of propane.
You don't say what sort of converter you have. It may be an idea to replace it should you choose the generator route.
Did you originally do an energy audit? If not, do so before you proceed.
Is the existing charge controller maxed out? If not, then add more panels.
I'm surprized at the lack of charging from the 400 watts of existing panels. I get 17 amps, when the batteries are hungry, from 256 watts of panels. And my panels are from 2005.
The one mistake I made was maxing out the existing charge controller.
Folks might be able to help you out more easily if you would list all the equipment you have now.
You don't say what sort of converter you have. It may be an idea to replace it should you choose the generator route.
Did you originally do an energy audit? If not, do so before you proceed.
Is the existing charge controller maxed out? If not, then add more panels.
I'm surprized at the lack of charging from the 400 watts of existing panels. I get 17 amps, when the batteries are hungry, from 256 watts of panels. And my panels are from 2005.
The one mistake I made was maxing out the existing charge controller.
Folks might be able to help you out more easily if you would list all the equipment you have now.
