CaliforniaCurmudgeon
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My mother lives off grid. Way off the grid. She is currently using a mix of several gasoline generators to power various zones. One for the gooseneck trailer she lives in, one for her outdoor kitchen, and not sure what the third one is for. She is spending close $1000 a month on gas for generators.
She lives in a 35' or so gooseneck. Not sure the year/model. She has a couple 20 foot box trailers full of various items she calls them her workshop and her studio, but really they are primarily storage.
I am pondering suggesting she build a solar system. Place the batteries, MPPT, etc in one of the trailers, and store the panels in the same box trailer when she relocates from time to time. Ground mount them when not in use.
How inefficient would it be to run from the solar box trailer to the goosenecks power connector? I still need to find out if it is 30 amp or 50 amp.
If 50 amp and I didn't want to use a 30-amp to 50-amp adapter, would it take two MPPTs to feed the two separate 120 connectors? RV 50 amps are actually 2 120 volt connectors instead of one 240 volt.
She lives in a 35' or so gooseneck. Not sure the year/model. She has a couple 20 foot box trailers full of various items she calls them her workshop and her studio, but really they are primarily storage.
I am pondering suggesting she build a solar system. Place the batteries, MPPT, etc in one of the trailers, and store the panels in the same box trailer when she relocates from time to time. Ground mount them when not in use.
How inefficient would it be to run from the solar box trailer to the goosenecks power connector? I still need to find out if it is 30 amp or 50 amp.
If 50 amp and I didn't want to use a 30-amp to 50-amp adapter, would it take two MPPTs to feed the two separate 120 connectors? RV 50 amps are actually 2 120 volt connectors instead of one 240 volt.