Comment: Electricity for Camping

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Electricity for Camping

Revised March 2013 On an extended trip it's good to have some of the comforts of home. Electricity is obviously one of them and a good system can make all the difference to how comfortably

Angler

DC to DC chargers are a product many people do not understand. The possibility of connecting to a DC source of say 11.5 volts and getting out around 14.5 volts is really a big plus for charging auxiliary batteries from a vehicles slow running engine. Some solar regulator are now doing something similar for when the sun drops a bit or cloud cover is stopping normal charge the output tries to stay at sufficient output to still charge.
With panels now at about $400.00 for 80Watts solar is becoming even more affordable. Stories are around about even better prices and outputs on the horizon from Australian manufacturers. Lets hope so anyway.

Pooley

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Reply By: Member - John and Val - Wednesday, Mar 04, 2015 at 00:52

Wednesday, Mar 04, 2015 at 00:52

Thank you for your comments. Now that DC to DC chargers have become much less expensive they are a very attractive item. They are discussed in the blog, but I've now amended it to point more firmly at them. With the price of MPPT solar controllers now down to sensible levels they too are highly desirable. In the brief time since this blog was first posted the price of solar panels has almost halved - technology moves fast!!

Cheers

John