I have a Honda Odyssey with golf cart batteries I am soon upgrading to 2 4cell 272/280 ah diy lifepo banks. Running a National Luna fridge/freezer, some fans/blowers, an LG projector, phone chargers etc. Adding 200 watts solar. Been using a Redarc 50a dc-dc charger that the solar will plug into. Have a harbor freight predator 2000 genny. Im gonna need to upgrade the charger, and get a bigger (~2000 watt) inverter, because the goal with all that power will be to use a portable AC im going to install, for about 4 hrs every other day. Its a very small (footprint)unit, 10k btu, draws 6.5 amps @117v when running, and Im converting it to dual hose operation.
Okay so Ive been looking first at inverter-chargers, and was ready to pull the trigger on one, then realized they dont let you use both functions at once. Or do they? The AC will mainly run off the inverter, though infrequently could use the genny, but I can think of a lot of times I would have loads on the inverter but would like to charge at the same time. Can I do this with a separate inverter and charger through the 2 lifepo banks, or do I need some kind of converter?
This thread might lead to recommending reliable brands, but will leave that question alone until I know which device(s) I need.
Okay so Ive been looking first at inverter-chargers, and was ready to pull the trigger on one, then realized they dont let you use both functions at once. Or do they? The AC will mainly run off the inverter, though infrequently could use the genny, but I can think of a lot of times I would have loads on the inverter but would like to charge at the same time. Can I do this with a separate inverter and charger through the 2 lifepo banks, or do I need some kind of converter?
This thread might lead to recommending reliable brands, but will leave that question alone until I know which device(s) I need.