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- No, you need batteries connected plus an inverter large enough to support appliance.
- Solar will charge the battery. Need inverter to convert battery power to 120vac.
Fairly common question actually. - daily_doubleExplorerI have a 3000w converter installed. Should have said that. Also 2 lithium battle born batteries 100 amps ea.
- A converter changes 120 volts AC to 12-volts DC.
An inverter changes 12-volts DC to 120-volts AC.
I believe you have an inverter.
May need more batteries. - toedtoesExplorer III
enblethen wrote:
A converter changes 120 volts AC to 12-volts DC.
An inverter changes 12-volts DC to 120-volts AC.
I believe you have an inverter.
May need more batteries.
To expand the last sentence, appliances that heat (toaster, coffee maker, iron, hair dryer, etc) will need more power than other appliances like mixers, radios, etc. daily double wrote:
Good to go. Although the solar and battery storage will not run that inverter at 2000+ watts for very long such as air conditioning. Small things like a tv will be fine and a few minutes on the microwave. Two batteries might be a bit small if pressing close to 3000 watts.
I have a 3000w converter installed. Should have said that. Also 2 lithium battle born batteries 100 amps ea.- LwiddisExplorer IIYes….with an inverter wired to the batteries
- KD4UPLExplorerWhat's the maximum current you can draw from those batteries? A 3,000 watt invverter will draw 30p amps at full load. Those batteries won't support that for even 20 mimutes I'd guess.
- LwiddisExplorer IIOP needs to slow down and get educated on RV electricity before trying to plug a 120 volt appliance into a 400 watt solar system.
- SoonDockinExplorer III have 400 amps of 12 battery. At full charge I can run my AC and also have the microwave on for 5 min runs. We get about 2-3 hrs depending on the outside temp. I leave my AC on while driving. Anything short of 100+ temps, I can go all day with 200watts of solar and 30 amps from my truck.
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