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Forum: Electrical | Charging, Systems, Solar and Generators 06-03-2018, 04:20 AM
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Posted By Winston
This thread was moving fast enough that we missed...

This thread was moving fast enough that we missed some of its posts . . . so let us respond and try to 'unhijack' the thread . . .

In one of our earlier posts we noted that we've "gravitated" to...
Forum: Electrical | Charging, Systems, Solar and Generators 06-02-2018, 08:56 PM
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Views: 8,044
Posted By Winston
. . . In our former CaRV (a VW Jetta*) we...

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In our former CaRV (a VW Jetta*) we had a massive AGM battery (size 8, 245ah) weighing-in at 160 lbs. Hard to imagine your 440ahs . . . .

* We called it a CaRV by reason of the shore...
Forum: Electrical | Charging, Systems, Solar and Generators 06-02-2018, 03:59 PM
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Views: 8,044
Posted By Winston
Arguably good advice for one in the planning...

Arguably good advice for one in the planning stages. Ours, of course, is a fait accompli.

We like your "good, better, best" analysis . . . but, here, the competing systems each have advantages so...
Forum: Electrical | Charging, Systems, Solar and Generators 06-02-2018, 03:43 PM
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Views: 8,044
Posted By Winston
Balmar Regulator

It is hard for us to say anything good about the Balmar regulator other than it works. We have ours mounted 'inside' under the glove box and requires a mirror to see its difficult-to-interpret...
Forum: Electrical | Charging, Systems, Solar and Generators 06-02-2018, 01:36 PM
Replies: 50
Views: 8,044
Posted By Winston
Davydd, seems we have similar systems and...

Davydd, seems we have similar systems and overhead. Our 3.6 amp overhead equates to 86 ah/day - - surprisingly close to your figure. The difference being, for the most part, we don't use the second...
Forum: Electrical | Charging, Systems, Solar and Generators 06-01-2018, 05:36 AM
Replies: 50
Views: 8,044
Posted By Winston
Yes, we understand . . . and agree that the term...

Yes, we understand . . . and agree that the term "overhead" better defines power required to operate or maintain the system in a 'ready' state and not otherwise providing useful work. Your comments...
Forum: Electrical | Charging, Systems, Solar and Generators 05-31-2018, 07:06 PM
Replies: 50
Views: 8,044
Posted By Winston
Our Battery Management System draws about 1 amp. ...

Our Battery Management System draws about 1 amp.

Our Midnite Solar Classic draws, when resting, about 1 amp. If we're tight on power (rarely), we have a breaker to disable this at night.

We've...
Forum: Electrical | Charging, Systems, Solar and Generators 05-31-2018, 04:46 PM
Replies: 50
Views: 8,044
Posted By Winston
The time doesn't seem ripe for 48 volts. We'd...

The time doesn't seem ripe for 48 volts. We'd like to avoid running parallel 12 & 48 volt systems. As our lithium-based house electrical system, including second Nations alternator, is completely...
Forum: Electrical | Charging, Systems, Solar and Generators 05-31-2018, 02:58 PM
Replies: 50
Views: 8,044
Posted By Winston
We like this concept as a replacement for 'the RV...

We like this concept as a replacement for 'the RV generator' but prefer a system that directly outputs to our 'off-grid' electrical battery system . . . and for the time-being, that's 12 VDC. Yet,...
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