power for camper
Submitted: Tuesday, Apr 22, 2003 at 17:53
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david
travelling around oz for 12 months soon and i am not sure which way to go with power for camper,every one has different ideas .to me this sounds best but not 100% sure.i have toyota surf with two batteries standard, hooked up as one . they sugest putting deep cycle battery in camper,and hook up a piranha duel battery system so it will charge camper battery as the second battery.any ideas will be appreciated,all i want to run is 12 volt light weaco 110 fridge and maybe 12 volt tele.thank you
Reply By: -OzyGuy- - Friday, May 09, 2003 at 19:06
Friday, May 09, 2003 at 19:06
David,
I have a similar system and it works fantastic for me, I have been using it for a few years now, my only addition is a 80 watt solar pannel to charge only the dual battery system, I have a 700 cca start battery, two 80 amp/hr Delcor calcium Deep Cycle batteries wired in parallel and managed by a Piranha DB150E electronic isolator.
I live on beach's for many weeks at a time, and don't have to start the van to charge the system, as the usual drive to get food or water each week must do the trick for me. My Fridge/Freezer is a 50 ltr Liemack, (yes I can see some now saying stupid things about power consumption, hey it works for me so I don't worry) the fridge actually recharges the AAA and AA Batteries, phone battery and the camper lights, I have the radio and all other electrical accessories connected direct to the dual batteries.
Preperation is the key, do a few small trips away to figure out what you don't need.
Enjoy your trip....
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