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jaycocreek
Aug 18, 2022Explorer II
Kicks and Giggles is why I do it..
Many RV's come equipped with a window AC,I do not understand why truck campers for the most part,don't..My 5k window AC draws 330 watts with the compressor on and 59 watts with the fan on high..Take a 70% duty cycle and your talking 230ish watts for four hours is 920 watt hours..
Yesterday my 200 watt solar panel I have hanging on the ladder rack waiting for installation parts put out 850 watts off a Victron mppt..I did aim it at the sun in the afternoon..
So just one 200 watt panel would run a 5K AC for four hours with little taken off the batteries..When all are hooked up,400 watts would do it with ease(on paper lol) we will see shortly as I am going to do just that..
This is my 5K window unit with the compressor on..(the Jackery died and they won't fix it)Boo Jackery!..My Wagan 1K PSW inverter runs it with ease..

Many RV's come equipped with a window AC,I do not understand why truck campers for the most part,don't..My 5k window AC draws 330 watts with the compressor on and 59 watts with the fan on high..Take a 70% duty cycle and your talking 230ish watts for four hours is 920 watt hours..
Yesterday my 200 watt solar panel I have hanging on the ladder rack waiting for installation parts put out 850 watts off a Victron mppt..I did aim it at the sun in the afternoon..
So just one 200 watt panel would run a 5K AC for four hours with little taken off the batteries..When all are hooked up,400 watts would do it with ease(on paper lol) we will see shortly as I am going to do just that..
This is my 5K window unit with the compressor on..(the Jackery died and they won't fix it)Boo Jackery!..My Wagan 1K PSW inverter runs it with ease..

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