Rbertalotto
Explorer
1998 Palomino Bronco Truck Camper
All interior lights replaced with LED
120w Solar Panel..Paid $149 last summer (Sorry, can't remember brand)
Morningstar SS-20L-12V SunSaver 20 Amp Charge Controller
12V /size 27 deep cycle wet battery bought at Walmart early last summer
This past , three day weekend.......Southern New Hamshire....on the edge of field , in shadows at 5pm.....First day sunny, second day overcast all day, third day sunny....DaytimeTemp 70,80,70....Evenings 38, 45, 43
Electricity Use:
One LED reading light every night for two hours
One LED overhead light for an hour in AM
Refrigerator on Propane at all times with two 4" box fans running constantly
LapTop running off 1000w inverter to play a movie first and second night (3hrs each viewing) and then to charge laptop....left plugged in all night
CO2 / Gas detectors
Set Up:
10g wire, 10 feet from solar panel to controller
10g wire, 3' from controller to battery
Bogart Trimetric battery monitor
As I left my house, Trimetric was showing battery at 100% charge with 13.8V
first night the heater ran every 15 minutes to keep camper at 65 degrees. Watched movie, read a bit......in morning, Trimetric showed battery at 72%
Left camper at 8am, returned at noon and battery was at 100%
Second night, repeat of first night.....In morning battery showed 78%........Left at 8am and returned at noon to see battery at 97%.....returned at 4pm and battery was at 100% (Cloudy Day)
Third night, no movie.....read for 20 minutes....early to bed...Heater every 20- minutes or so.
In morning, Trimetric reported battery at 80%......By noon it was back to 100%
Never started the generator all weekend! Eveyone else at the event was running generators 3 hours in AM and 2-3 hours at night.
I can't tell you how pleased I am with my system....I never expected a single battery and a single 120w panel to work this well..........I'm a solar believer!
All interior lights replaced with LED
120w Solar Panel..Paid $149 last summer (Sorry, can't remember brand)
Morningstar SS-20L-12V SunSaver 20 Amp Charge Controller
12V /size 27 deep cycle wet battery bought at Walmart early last summer
This past , three day weekend.......Southern New Hamshire....on the edge of field , in shadows at 5pm.....First day sunny, second day overcast all day, third day sunny....DaytimeTemp 70,80,70....Evenings 38, 45, 43
Electricity Use:
One LED reading light every night for two hours
One LED overhead light for an hour in AM
Refrigerator on Propane at all times with two 4" box fans running constantly
LapTop running off 1000w inverter to play a movie first and second night (3hrs each viewing) and then to charge laptop....left plugged in all night
CO2 / Gas detectors
Set Up:
10g wire, 10 feet from solar panel to controller
10g wire, 3' from controller to battery
Bogart Trimetric battery monitor
As I left my house, Trimetric was showing battery at 100% charge with 13.8V
first night the heater ran every 15 minutes to keep camper at 65 degrees. Watched movie, read a bit......in morning, Trimetric showed battery at 72%
Left camper at 8am, returned at noon and battery was at 100%
Second night, repeat of first night.....In morning battery showed 78%........Left at 8am and returned at noon to see battery at 97%.....returned at 4pm and battery was at 100% (Cloudy Day)
Third night, no movie.....read for 20 minutes....early to bed...Heater every 20- minutes or so.
In morning, Trimetric reported battery at 80%......By noon it was back to 100%
Never started the generator all weekend! Eveyone else at the event was running generators 3 hours in AM and 2-3 hours at night.
I can't tell you how pleased I am with my system....I never expected a single battery and a single 120w panel to work this well..........I'm a solar believer!
