Monday, May 19, 2008 at 13:48
Ozboc,
From what you say you seem to be using solar as your primary source to top up 1 battery and use the gennie when solar can't keep up, mate the good thing is at least you're showing some concern in terms of noise when you do use the gennie, good on you.
I don't have an issue if someone wants to use a gennie as their primary source providing they exercise some consideration for others and the problem is there are some who couldn't give a rats!!!
There have been a number of occasions when I have pulled up for an overnight roadside stop been the first to be there heaps of space and someone pulls up right beside me and immediately pulls out a gennie, when if they had of exercised some consideration, they could have parked a long way from where I was. I can put up with the slight sound of a gennie in the distance, 99% are very quiet these days, doesn't worry me.
If I pull up and see someone with a gennie I park
well away so it's not going to annoy me it's a shame some people with gennies don't exercise the same consideration.
I don't have a gennie, but I noted what you said about your solar system. I have 2 x 85watt panels and 2 x 100amp/hr AGM batteries and I have lasted a week of cloud running a 110l Waeco which does have an insulator pack. With 2 panels according to the controller the panels were still putting in around 4 amps which was enough to run the Waeco during peak times and sufficient to slow down the discharge process to get me by for the week. I only moved to the 2nd battery on about the fifth day but the first battery still had just under 50% capacity, I just don't like going too far under 50%
Mate I'm not having a go at you just thought I'd let you know and suggest if you get another 80watt panel and a second battery I reckon you'd sustain a week of cloud.
FollowupID:
570750