helloterran
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Hi guys, solar newbie here, recently found this forum and learned a lot!
I'm building a RV solar system to allow occasional work-from-roadtrip spanning 1-2 weeks at most. (I'm an IT professional). I primarily visit national and state parks. Would prefer boondocking but probably will visit full hookup campground once a week.
The current plan is to power every RV appliance either by the original in-house battery, generator or propane, and plug only work-related devices to the power stations.
In total I need to power:
2 17" macbook pros, 2 27inch monitors, 2-3 cellphones + booster, plus starlink (that's a constant power sucker!). All needs to be powered 8-12 hrs a day
So I need a lot of AH, but I don't need too much inverter power (the larger the inverter, the larger the idle draw).
The reason for going power station instead of battery+inverter charger+solar charger + alternator charger are (let me know if these analysis makes sense):
1. I don't want to drill too many holes on my RV shell
2. RV is old, investing too much on a dedicated rv system doesn't make much sense.
3. I want to be able to easily move the whole system to another RV in a year or so.
I recently acquired 2 Bluetti eb240 boxes mainly for my class c, and am looking for inexpensive 400-600w panels just to keep them charged on the road or at no-hookup sites. Any recommendation is much appreciated!
I'm building a RV solar system to allow occasional work-from-roadtrip spanning 1-2 weeks at most. (I'm an IT professional). I primarily visit national and state parks. Would prefer boondocking but probably will visit full hookup campground once a week.
The current plan is to power every RV appliance either by the original in-house battery, generator or propane, and plug only work-related devices to the power stations.
In total I need to power:
2 17" macbook pros, 2 27inch monitors, 2-3 cellphones + booster, plus starlink (that's a constant power sucker!). All needs to be powered 8-12 hrs a day
So I need a lot of AH, but I don't need too much inverter power (the larger the inverter, the larger the idle draw).
The reason for going power station instead of battery+inverter charger+solar charger + alternator charger are (let me know if these analysis makes sense):
1. I don't want to drill too many holes on my RV shell
2. RV is old, investing too much on a dedicated rv system doesn't make much sense.
3. I want to be able to easily move the whole system to another RV in a year or so.
I recently acquired 2 Bluetti eb240 boxes mainly for my class c, and am looking for inexpensive 400-600w panels just to keep them charged on the road or at no-hookup sites. Any recommendation is much appreciated!
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