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scrubjaysnest wrote:I really don't think it's that big of a deal to charge three. The resistance of AGM's are low and charge acceptance is high. I have three smaller AGM's paralleled in one bank. The (-) charge wire is on one battery and the (+) wire is on another, last in line. I haven't measured exactly the health of all three but they seem to be hanging in there well.Almot wrote:scrubjaysnest wrote:
4 GC-2's or a 450Ah battery bank ...
3*100AH AGM might work too, if there is no room for 4*GC.
Wiring 3 12 volt batteries to properly charge is going to be ugly. With the cost of AGM's this will be a key point.
โFeb-28-2016 02:52 AM
Almot wrote:scrubjaysnest wrote:
4 GC-2's or a 450Ah battery bank ...
3*100AH AGM might work too, if there is no room for 4*GC.
โFeb-27-2016 07:32 PM
scrubjaysnest wrote:
4 GC-2's or a 450Ah battery bank ...
โFeb-27-2016 03:37 PM
I guess I should have said the MW is 900W so a little less toaster 1200w. really don't want to run anything else just warm up food or toast a frozen waffle.
โFeb-27-2016 03:28 PM
Colo Native wrote:
I guess I should have said the MW is 900W so a little less toaster 1200w. really don't want to run anything else just warm up food or toast a frozen waffle.
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โFeb-27-2016 12:41 PM
2oldman wrote:JiminDenver wrote:Not without sufficient batteries, unless you have a 360w toaster and you're running it at high noon.
440w let us use the coffee maker and microwave.
โFeb-27-2016 12:13 PM
MrWizard wrote:Colo Native wrote:
I am going to put solar on and I was looking to get this http://www.renogy-store.com/200W-12V-Monocrystalline-Premium-Kit-p/kit-premium200d.htm with a 40A MPPT controller or the 300W setup up to 400W. I will add a 1500w inverter at a later date. What are the pros and cons of Renogy, they cost less but are close to same specs as most other 100W panels I have seen. I don't have a gold mine of money so I have to do this on a budget.
I only need to run the microwave and a toaster off the inverter, I am hoping to not ever have to buy a generator. I only need the inverter on the road between stops.
get more batteries and a smaller Microwave
a 600w cooking MW with a 1000w input, might work
the toaster is around 1200w say approx 100amps from the battery while in use
thats 50amps per battery for 12v batteries in parallel
so you must have batteries that can do that without being damaged
then the panels and alternator have to do the recharging, until you get to the campground and plug in
in an RV you don't run the MAJOR appliances from solar,, you run from the batteries and the solar recharges them,
its the very rare RV that has enough solar to directly power a toaster or MW etc..
items that use over 1000w of power while in use
โFeb-27-2016 11:53 AM
Colo Native wrote:
I am going to put solar on and I was looking to get this http://www.renogy-store.com/200W-12V-Monocrystalline-Premium-Kit-p/kit-premium200d.htm with a 40A MPPT controller or the 300W setup up to 400W. I will add a 1500w inverter at a later date. What are the pros and cons of Renogy, they cost less but are close to same specs as most other 100W panels I have seen. I don't have a gold mine of money so I have to do this on a budget.
I only need to run the microwave and a toaster off the inverter, I am hoping to not ever have to buy a generator. I only need the inverter on the road between stops.