Any experience with "Solar Generators" ?
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Any experience with "Solar Generators" ?
I was reading the generator thread. I have a Champion 3400 with the RV outlet. It will do.
Was wondering if anyone had experience with so called "Solar Generators" as I know what they are (and what they are not) but not familiar enough with brands and options to run out and buy one with any confidence. I don't want to install panels on my 5th Wheel as I'm looking to use them for power outages and ham radio applications as well.
Was wondering if anyone had experience with so called "Solar Generators" as I know what they are (and what they are not) but not familiar enough with brands and options to run out and buy one with any confidence. I don't want to install panels on my 5th Wheel as I'm looking to use them for power outages and ham radio applications as well.
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Some of the early solar generators that came about from Kickstarter were pretty bad. Bluetti is probably one of the more popular ones.
You don't need a solar generator to charge your fifth wheel. I put together what I call a Board Build that I use for tent camping. There's no reason you couldn't do something similar to charge your fifth wheel and a freezer at home. Below is a link to my write-up. It's nothing innovative and it's not real pretty either. The guys that fit it all in a suitcase do a great job, some even have LiFePO4 batteries in the suitcase. My inverter is undersized for powering a freezer. It wasn't what I had intended it for, but I did check to see if it would work and it didn't. I would need an inverter that handles about 700 watts.
https://diysolarforum.com/threads/board-build.46274/
You don't need a solar generator to charge your fifth wheel. I put together what I call a Board Build that I use for tent camping. There's no reason you couldn't do something similar to charge your fifth wheel and a freezer at home. Below is a link to my write-up. It's nothing innovative and it's not real pretty either. The guys that fit it all in a suitcase do a great job, some even have LiFePO4 batteries in the suitcase. My inverter is undersized for powering a freezer. It wasn't what I had intended it for, but I did check to see if it would work and it didn't. I would need an inverter that handles about 700 watts.
https://diysolarforum.com/threads/board-build.46274/
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