Portable solar for limited current draw
I want to be able to generate enough power to run my laptop and keep a couple of lights inside the RV lit. 1. Will a 100 watt portable solar array do it? Or will I need 200? (Let's assume that I'll...
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Almot wrote:
Classical case of incomplete information in the post #1.
ohhell10339 wrote:
Classic case of unwarranted assumptions. The fridge would run on propane, like it's designed to do.
If we're talking "assumptions" yours would be to assume only your fridge fan requires 12 vdc to operate when in the gas mode. This isn't the case at all as the main circuit board, ignitor, and gas solenoid in modern DSI fridges all require 12 vdc as well. Most gas absorption fridges also have a climate control heating element around the freezer section - some have a switch to turn this 12 vdc heating element off when dry camping but increasingly it seems manufacturers have been deleting the switch, meaning there's no way to eliminate this draw down on the battery. Mine is like that so I added my own switch for those times we may find ourselves camping without shore power and want to conserve our battery reserve as much as possible.
