SteveJ-ClassB
Senior Member
I'm in the process of pulling out the Onan and building in capacity for two lead acid batteries in it's place.
I tend not to use much power while boondocking though the new style Dometic fridge does not help in this regard. An average would be 20-25 amp hours, unless it's cold enough to run the jet engine, er, um the furnace quite a bit. I have no intention of running a Microwave/toaster oven or other heavy use from the house battery.
I have 150 watts of portable suitcase style solar collectors fed through a Renogy PWM controller.
My conundrum. Due to the slow finish charging of the batteries, I'm thinking I would be better off with one battery vs two. I would still be good for basically three days with no help from solar running one battery. I'm thinking cuz of the slower finish rate two batteries may have a much more difficult time getting to full charge versus just one, creating an environment where the batteries would spend several days to a couple of weeks not getting full.
I really don'r have the need or inclination to get more solar, though the controller is rated at either 20 or I think 30 amps.
If for some reason there was a lack of solar or extra demand I have no issue running my nice quiet Champion remote start inverter genny for a while.
Thoughts? Am I just being too anal and I should mount up 200 amp hours of batteries?
The RT is a 2000 Chevy 200 Versatile.
TIA.
I tend not to use much power while boondocking though the new style Dometic fridge does not help in this regard. An average would be 20-25 amp hours, unless it's cold enough to run the jet engine, er, um the furnace quite a bit. I have no intention of running a Microwave/toaster oven or other heavy use from the house battery.
I have 150 watts of portable suitcase style solar collectors fed through a Renogy PWM controller.
My conundrum. Due to the slow finish charging of the batteries, I'm thinking I would be better off with one battery vs two. I would still be good for basically three days with no help from solar running one battery. I'm thinking cuz of the slower finish rate two batteries may have a much more difficult time getting to full charge versus just one, creating an environment where the batteries would spend several days to a couple of weeks not getting full.
I really don'r have the need or inclination to get more solar, though the controller is rated at either 20 or I think 30 amps.
If for some reason there was a lack of solar or extra demand I have no issue running my nice quiet Champion remote start inverter genny for a while.
Thoughts? Am I just being too anal and I should mount up 200 amp hours of batteries?
The RT is a 2000 Chevy 200 Versatile.
TIA.