Power Supply
Submitted: Thursday, Jun 02, 2005 at 21:06
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Jfish
New Camper Trailer arriving soon and I am starting to look for a reliable 12v power supply to last for 4 to 6 days ???? supplying 90L fridge-frezer, lights and water pump and not opting for the generator setup. Need Advice 100s Land Cruiser as tow vehicle and Camper Trailer will have room for Battery's.
Thanks Jelly
Reply By: Member - Keith P (WA) - Thursday, Jun 02, 2005 at 22:45
Thursday, Jun 02, 2005 at 22:45
Jfish - I have just purchased a 4WD camper trailer myself and went down this very path. The whole issue of 12v and or 240v supply is not my expertise, so like yourself I read a lot of chat from exploreOz, other Aus sites and many USA sites. In a nut shell I wanted a system that was easy to use, allowed me to stay in the bush for up to 14 days and kept the BEER COLD. We travel to the remote areas of Kulumburu (
Kimberley) and the Gulf. Next year we are planning a trip from the Kimberleys to
Cape York. Also, I was not keen on solar panels as I felt that their very construction would not necessarily arrive in one piece. I have a fully automatic switching 240v (1500w inverter) and 12v system (reicharges at 70amp from gene). Power is stored via 2 x 100amp AGM batteries. I run a variety of 240v and 12v appliances and consume about 120amps per day. I run a 2kVa inverter type gene for junder 2hrs per day. I plug into mains when I hit a caravan park. As you can imagine, when you want to achieve more then normal, it does not come cheap. Fully automatic system + batteries, switches and wiring set me back $2300. The gene was another $1700. I figured that after oulaying a tidy sum for a high quality camper, I was not going to cut corners on other items. Should you more info, please contact me via my member email address. Although i live in
Perth, advice and eventual power system was obtained from Springers Low Voltage in
Brisbane. (www.springers.com.au)
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Reply By: flappa - Friday, Jun 03, 2005 at 09:42
Friday, Jun 03, 2005 at 09:42
You are going to need several large capacity batteries , to get 4 to 6 days running that stuff if you dont intend moving each day.
I can get 2 days out of a small 55amp/hour Deep cycle running 65l EvaKool , lights , and other sundry 12v stuff.
I'm about to change over to , 2 x 100 odd amp hours batteries , which "should" give me 5 days or so power without a recharge.
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Reply By: B. Ryan - Saturday, Jun 04, 2005 at 09:39
Saturday, Jun 04, 2005 at 09:39
jfish,
solar panels can be very expensive but a worthwhile investment if your new pride and joy will be used regularly for long trips where camping for more than a few days is likely. being in the solar biz I find many people buy under sized panels to save on the bucks and are not happy with the performance.
if you have the room spend the money on a large deep cycle battery and a good quality charger run from the car. At
home keep the battery topped up regularly with a battery charger and it will last you years without hassles. make sure the battery is a sealed battery, vented wet cells can cause alot of damage when they spill on rough tracks ( acid eats paint and canvas etc.)
hopr this might help
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