โDec-11-2015 08:39 AM
โDec-12-2015 03:45 PM
SoundGuy wrote:CavemanCharlie wrote:
Your circuit board in the fridge is going to draw a small amount of 12 volt power even when it is running on propane. Nothing you can do about that.
Well that's not entirely true ... yes, a 2-way gas absorption DSI fridge does need 12 vdc to run it's electronics and operate the gas valve so whatever that draw is there's not much you can do about it - it is what it is. However, many of these fridges also have a climate control circuit to prevent condensation forming around the freezer section in particularly warm, humid conditions. It works well but the Achilles' Heel to this system is that it draws a considerable amount of power ... a non-issue when you're camping on an electric site and the converter is constantly restoring power to the battery but when dry camping it can significantly draw down the battery reserve. Solution - turn it off if you can, if you can't then modify the fridge as I did so you can disable this heating element when dry camping.
Fridge Climate Control Switch Mod (2 pics)
โDec-12-2015 11:15 AM
CavemanCharlie wrote:
Your circuit board in the fridge is going to draw a small amount of 12 volt power even when it is running on propane. Nothing you can do about that.
โDec-12-2015 11:00 AM
christopherglenn wrote:
A small inverter to charge phones and tablets + watch tv and a Costco inverter generator will do what you need to do for less then the cost of a 2kw PSW inverter and 200+AH of batteries (and all the 0 to 2/0 interconnects.
Daughters rock, but all the hair appliances (driers, curlers, straighteners) are going to require a lot of batteries. If you aren't there yet, wait for it. I have 255 AH of batteries, and a 3KW PSW inverter. I get a few minutes out of the microwave, I can reheat - not cook off the batteries. The low voltage alarm on the inverter is beeping long before the hair is dry.
Costco 2800 watt inverter generator.
This one is $700, and already has a 30 amp rv plug. If you are a 50 amp trailer the dogbone to plug into this is cheap.
For comparison a Honda EU3000iS operates at 49 to 58 dBA @ 9 feet, the Costco is 58 Dba @ 23 ft. The Costco is louder then the Honda, but for less then half the cost.
โDec-11-2015 03:12 PM
โDec-11-2015 01:49 PM
โDec-11-2015 11:37 AM
drhuggybear wrote:
We have a Wildwood 29QBDS. We don't typically do boondocking so I haven't really ever looked into running things when I don't have access to shore power.
My daughters are now getting to the age where their events last most of a Saturday or Sunday. I have a few questions for the experts on here:
1) If all I was going to run was some lights, a fan or two, how much power (size of an inverter, number of batteries, size of batteries) would I need?
2) If I added the use of a microwave how much would that change question 1?
3) I am fairly handy. Given some decent instructions I typically can do things myself. Is this something that I could install myself or do I need to bite the bullet and have the dealership install this?
Thanks
โDec-11-2015 10:44 AM
drhuggybear wrote:
My daughters are now getting to the age where their events last most of a Saturday or Sunday.
1) If all I was going to run was some lights, a fan or two, how much power (size of an inverter, number of batteries, size of batteries) would I need?
2) If I added the use of a microwave how much would that change question 1?
โDec-11-2015 09:18 AM
โDec-11-2015 09:10 AM
โDec-11-2015 08:45 AM
drhuggybear wrote:1) no inverter. those are 12v items. 2 batteries
1) If all I was going to run was some lights, a fan or two, how much power (size of an inverter, number of batteries, size of batteries) would I need?
2) If I added the use of a microwave how much would that change question 1?
3) Is this something that I could install myself