Home solar panel on RV...anyone attempted?
Okay, I have one extra solar panel from my home system. The panel is 66.5" x 40" in size see the specs below. I have looked online and haven't been able to find many people who have done this. Am I mi...
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Dont know why it wasnt posted, or maybe I missed it on my re-read... What batterys do you have?
Your 1000 watt inverter may be set for crazy alarm voltages. My krieger inverter is a 10 volt cut off with a 10.5 volt alarm.
You do realize when you runn a 1000 watt load from the inverter you are drawing 90 amps from the batterys?
Standby losses are about .5 amps.
Now you think a 3000 watt inverter will fix it? Nope. It will be worse. Technically if you tried to draw 3000 watts thats 250 amps... Ha ha ha.. LOL.
Let us know the batts you have.
Maybe its
1. you have 6 volts and they have higher resistance why the voltage drop.
2. The inverter has a high alarm value like 11.5 or something. ( post actual models.
3. You dont have enough battery and/or wire is so small you have too much voltage drop
What to do>
1. Make coffee in a stove top percolator.
2. Warm food the old fashioned way. Pots, pans, oven,
3. Forget the microwave. Buy jiffy pop. Warm coffee on the stove..
12v offers lower resistance possibly. I have not proven this yet. But I still use 12 volters.
Watch this video. Sorry I mumble
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wz2ttT8fFLc
And this draw test with toaster over..
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7p-oNT8YDIs&t=1351s
Your 1000 watt inverter may be set for crazy alarm voltages. My krieger inverter is a 10 volt cut off with a 10.5 volt alarm.
You do realize when you runn a 1000 watt load from the inverter you are drawing 90 amps from the batterys?
Standby losses are about .5 amps.
Now you think a 3000 watt inverter will fix it? Nope. It will be worse. Technically if you tried to draw 3000 watts thats 250 amps... Ha ha ha.. LOL.
Let us know the batts you have.
Maybe its
1. you have 6 volts and they have higher resistance why the voltage drop.
2. The inverter has a high alarm value like 11.5 or something. ( post actual models.
3. You dont have enough battery and/or wire is so small you have too much voltage drop
What to do>
1. Make coffee in a stove top percolator.
2. Warm food the old fashioned way. Pots, pans, oven,
3. Forget the microwave. Buy jiffy pop. Warm coffee on the stove..
12v offers lower resistance possibly. I have not proven this yet. But I still use 12 volters.
Watch this video. Sorry I mumble
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wz2ttT8fFLc
And this draw test with toaster over..
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7p-oNT8YDIs&t=1351s
