Inverter Charger vs Individual Components
To be able to run the A/C and a major appliance at one time I'll need no less than 3000 watts. I'm either not understanding properly or something as I'm understanding that I'll need an inverter charger that provides 3000 watts to be able to use these will plugged in or on a generator. I'm not spending the money or giving in to the weight of being able to do this on battery power. I'm looking for what it'll take and what my options are, along with a quality product(s).
From what I've been reading most trailers come with a poor quality converter that will ruin your batteries when plugged in for a long time. I cannot have this. But then I also noticed it typically stating this with older trailers, which seems to imply newer ones of descent quality may well come with a converter that won't ruin the batteries. It seems as though the Keystone Passport is an above average, though not top tier, trailer.
Something I read was that to this couple's thinking it was much better to have individual components as if/when one goes out it's much cheaper to replace, as well as it doesn't leave you without options in the mean time, which makes a lot of sense, especially after seeing a model of inverter charger runs a bit over $1700, which is a considerable expense after a major purchase along with various smaller needs from the start.
How will I know if the converter the trailer (new) comes with is a descent one?
Assuming this trailer's two batteries are the lower tier (group 24) with a combined capacity of no more than 170 amp hours what would my needs be as far as a converter/inverter?
Do I not need a 3000 watt inverter for the A/C and a major appliance while plugged in or running a generator? I figured that despite their capabilities it still runs through the inverter.
The transfer switch is pretty straight forward with me needing a 30 amp setup as it's what the trailer is set up for (30 amps).
From what I've been reading most trailers come with a poor quality converter that will ruin your batteries when plugged in for a long time. I cannot have this. But then I also noticed it typically stating this with older trailers, which seems to imply newer ones of descent quality may well come with a converter that won't ruin the batteries. It seems as though the Keystone Passport is an above average, though not top tier, trailer.
Something I read was that to this couple's thinking it was much better to have individual components as if/when one goes out it's much cheaper to replace, as well as it doesn't leave you without options in the mean time, which makes a lot of sense, especially after seeing a model of inverter charger runs a bit over $1700, which is a considerable expense after a major purchase along with various smaller needs from the start.
How will I know if the converter the trailer (new) comes with is a descent one?
Assuming this trailer's two batteries are the lower tier (group 24) with a combined capacity of no more than 170 amp hours what would my needs be as far as a converter/inverter?
Do I not need a 3000 watt inverter for the A/C and a major appliance while plugged in or running a generator? I figured that despite their capabilities it still runs through the inverter.
The transfer switch is pretty straight forward with me needing a 30 amp setup as it's what the trailer is set up for (30 amps).
