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Solar Panels
Whatever amphour the batteries are rated at you can only use half of it or the batteries will die quickly as the volts will drop too low, 12v/240v/gas fridges should never be used on 12v or batteries will die even sooner, and that inverter will hammer them as well if used for any length of time.

I can just about do 3 days on my boat with no power input (I have no solar) but I spent a lot of cash on a efficient compressor fridge a couple of years back which helps and we spend most on the evening in the pub (to save the batteries...honest), we have 3x 100Ah batteries for domestic and a separate battery for engine starting, with pubs being shut for the foreseeable future I have just bought a 12v telly (I don't have an inverter) but may need to take a spare charged battery for that (not yet allowed to actually stop overnight so keeping away for now).

I do have the advantage of if moving I have 2 alternators running and water heating from the cooling system, of course on a boat you lug a lot more weight about, a 6 ton caravan wouldn't be very useful.

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Solar Panels - by madmopedracer - 22-05-2020, 05:43 PM
Solar Panels - by Snowbird - 22-05-2020, 08:38 PM
Solar Panels - by madmopedracer - 22-05-2020, 09:05 PM
Solar Panels - by Snowbird - 22-05-2020, 09:46 PM
Solar Panels - by madmopedracer - 23-05-2020, 08:47 AM
Solar Panels - by fixitsan - 23-05-2020, 11:09 AM
Solar Panels - by fixitsan - 23-05-2020, 11:52 AM
Solar Panels - by fruitcake - 26-05-2020, 09:48 AM
Solar Panels - by madmopedracer - 26-05-2020, 05:11 PM
Solar Panels - by fixitsan - 26-05-2020, 07:14 PM
Solar Panels - by madmopedracer - 26-05-2020, 07:18 PM
Solar Panels - by fixitsan - 26-05-2020, 07:30 PM

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