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Don't forget about white gas/camp fuel stoves. I have a selection of vintage Coleman pieces that I use to cook on.

Do you understand MPPT and how it works? It is of little to no benefit at 13 amps. Correction: I did see as I noted earlier (either here or in another thread) that when I was using a Morningstar MPPT Sunsaver and when I connected two 100 W Renogy monocrystalline panels in series I saw an...

Thanks again, Rando. I appreciate the links. Tell me, though, why, in your opinion, is the Trimetric TM2030 "ancient" tech?

Thanks Rando. I wouldn't know what those better options are, and the Trimetric has already been acquired, but not yet installed. It will be fine for what I'm doing, and no deeper than 50% is always the goal, even less DoD whenever possible. That said, I would be interested in reading anything...

Thank you Verskstad, Rando, Grassland. V, yes, Puekert's Law. Thank you for reminding me. d'oh! Certainly something to factor. Rando, they are Odysseys, and I'm glad you found that chart. I had been looking elsewhere on their site. If you go to the 30- [Edit: minute] amp load line, the wattage...

Let me start over... and thanks, Alloy, for getting me to think. :p Average of the appliance amperage is 11.5 amps @ 120V which translates, roughly, to 127 amps @ 12VDC totalling 30 mins run time. 30 mins = .5 hour | 127 amps X .5 = 63.5 Is that 63.5 amp hours' consumption of the a 100 Ah...

For the sake of easy math, let's say these 12VDC amp dumps are 150 amps each totalling 30 mins per *day*. What does that do to the 100 amp hours capacity (50% of 200 Ah)? I can't get into a position mentally to figure that example. Hah! ******.

Thanks for your reply. Can't find that exact specification, but there are other specs listed.

Lead/acid battery charging tech has not changed. AGM likes a little different voltage setpoints. If you're living daily with solar, turn the voltage down, etc... He has written many updates, and for what we do here which is portable 12V energy, his stuff remains spot on. Go lithium if you...

Sincere question, no disrespect intended: What if the user of a 200 Ah battery bank used a 1500W inverter simply for the deliberately-planned luxury of a quick, convenient cup of coffee? I plan to install a system like this is in a very small camp trailer. In my case, this setup uses the small...

Stopped reading this thread after 10 replies or so due to the deteriorating discussion occurring at that time... But I would like to add that the term "generator" is used over a wider range than in just the topic of electricity. Take, for example, a white-gas camp lantern or stove... the part...

Hey Foster! Just read through your thread here and you did well for the money with your dual 6V/215 Ah batteries. Yes, wired in *series* you'll get one 12V/215 Ah battery bank. Use the appropriate wire gauge to interconnect them, and which AWG (wire gauge) you select will be the result of the...

I love these little cargo trailer conversions. Yours is coming together really well. Glad to see you went with the bigger, 105 Ah battery. Only be sure you're charging it correctly and it will last years. I'll be checking your thread here from time to time as I've started my own project using...

db... may I recommend you pause your activity for a day or two and then, with patience, read Bob Shearer's RV Battery Charging Puzzle. It is a lengthy read, but absolutely informative. I believe it may greatly increase your new system's potential and it's reliability...

Yes! That's the one. Thank you very much. :victory:

Hello, I last frequented the EP forum two years ago when building a portable/mobile off-grid solar setup... at that time there was linked an excellent series or multi-page article on the many ways a Hi Lift jack can be used. Searching keywords hi lift jack net nothing. Thanks in advance!

. KYC, how old is this DHP Group 31? These are great batteries but they like to be charged a certain way. . JCTex is correct when he says in so many words that solar power (as we use it - "off-grid" solar) is *battery* power. The battery [bank]'s health is the heart of the system. I have a neat...

. . . You're on the right track. Were you able to source a good meter? . Your battery, if it's a blue-cased beast weighing in the neighborhood of 75 lbs, is an Odyssey-made-for-Sears and as such requires specific absorption-phase and float-phase voltage setpoints. I don't know if your SunSaver...

. I got the idea to use 12V trolling motor plugs for PV input from another teardrop trailer camper. I'm using 10 ga. copper stranded 2-conductor landscape cable (about .98/ft at Home Depo.t). I wound up using a two-blade twist-lock Marinco; very similar to the MinnKota (although I did not see a...

. Outstanding! I like how you had maybe 5' of wire left over when all was said and done. Hahaha... . Too, I had no idea! that you were into smithin'. The Model 92 is my favorite lever arm. Sure, there are other notable makes and chamberings, but for my money my 20" Browning 92 in [.429]Magnum or...