Wizbangdoodle
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Re: Interested in any solar advice
OP, as you can see, there is a lot of great advice out there when you talk about solar. I hymned and hawed about what I was going to get and finally just dove in. I spent a lot of time trying to nail down all the power needs I had. I have found that if you are just running 12vdc devices, you can get by with a pretty small system. If you want to watch a lot of tv and toast some bread and vacuum the floors and do a load of laundry, you'd better get some serious battery storage and panels, not to mention a decent inverter. I would guess that if you are just boondocking for an extended weekend and don't spend a lot of time in the trailer, 200-400ah of batteries and 200-300 watts of panels would be more than enough.441Views0likes0CommentsRe: Interested in any solar advice
It's somewhat of a rabbit hole. As was mentioned earlier, decide what you want it for and buy the pieces that fill that need. I started with 4 6v AGM batteries and 3 panels (inverter and charge controller also). I now have 6 panels with 1530 watts and 8 6v AGM's with almost 900ah. The reason for this is because we are fulltime boondocking while we build a house. Obviously my needs are greater than most, but if you get real honest with your usage, you'll find you need or want more than you initially think. Good luck.275Views0likes0CommentsRe: Generator will not stay running
I would respectfully disagree Mrwizard. I had a fuel pump that was going bad. It would push some fuel but not enough. It would start and run for 10 seconds to 5 minutes and then stall. If under a load, it would quit immediately. Not saying it isn't one of the other things you mentioned, just something that needs to be eliminated from the equation.649Views0likes0Comments
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