Author: Rustler
Subject: 120-Watt Solar System for Rpod
Posted: 12 Dec 2016 at 4:48am
Subject: 120-Watt Solar System for Rpod
Posted: 12 Dec 2016 at 4:48am
| Originally posted by mrharrybay Well done! I've been thinking about adding solar for 2017 boondocking, do you feel the solar (any solar) will not run the air conditioning? That will be a deal-breaker for the Frau. |
Thanks for your kind comment.
Best abandon any use of air conditioner except on shore power or mobile generator. It is just way too big of a power draw to run off solar/battery power. You would need a huge battery and inverter to supply the necessary AC power for the air conditioner.
With boon docking one must of necessity do without some of the amenities available with commercial electric power. But I have camped out 4 nights (at the Golden StateStar Party) using just solar power and propane. It did allow using lights, and an Endless Breeze fan to move some air for personal comfort. The temperatures reached the mid-nineties each day. But that 185-watt panel had way more capacity than was needed. Even after my telescope running off battery power all night, the solar panel recharged the battery quickly each morning and kept up with daytime loads.