Using solar to save money on electricity is possible but not necessarily practical. First, you won’t get much benefit out of solar unless you also install a load supporting inverter or move some outlets over to be ran off of an inverter (both of which run off of battery power). Then you’ll need to stop […]
There are 2 power systems in RVs: 12v system runs off of the batteries; 12v powers things like: lights, water pump, bathroom vents, HVAC thermostat, furnace brains + blower fan, 12v fridge or 2-way fridges, slides, and electric stabilizers/leveling system 120v system comes from the campsite power (or generator or inverters); 120v items are your: […]
Truth be told, the charge is minimal at best. It’s a strong maybe. Depending on what all draws are going on in the camper – the fridge, an inverter, and other parasitic draws- you may get a little charge or you may actually be discharging the batteries while driving. The reason is the wires to […]
The very first step in solar is defining what you want to run and for how long while you’re not hooked up to power. For simplicity, solar doesn’t really run anything. Things run from your batteries, solar is basically there to recharge them. So, the first step above will define the battery bank that you […]
