New Member from Pensacola, FL
Hello everyone. My wife and I are new to this forum. In the past we have always tent camped but at our ages we decided to buy a travel trailer so we bought a 2013 Kodiak Express 283BHSL. Does anyon...
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PenMan wrote:
I'll be interested in this also. I didn't think it was possible to add enough solar on a TT to be able to run the A/C. That's why I got two Hondas.
It's possible, but, not realistic. You would need a battery bank that would take up your master bed room. You would need to upgrade your axles and tow vehicle to handle all that extra weight. You would need to cover the entire roof, with panels (that may not be enough). You would need 24/7 sunshine. You would need an inverter that puts out 3500 - 4000 watts (one of these cost near 600.00) . The cost of two honda's would be nothing compared to all the panels and batteries.
Check this out:
1,560 v/a (per hour)
139 amp hours unreachable level of efficiency
End of day 8 hours?
139X8 = 1,112 theoretical amp hours
Battery discharge limit 50% means a 2,224 amp hour battery bank
(20) golf cart batteries
And this is just theory. Now comes inverter losses, and the rest of reality.
