New Inverter, Batteries, Solar
In February / March of 2020 I made the biggest improvement to our Country Coach, I upgraded the batteries, power systems and added solar. This allows us to keep the A/C power on all the time. We an run a air conditioner for a while without running the generator. Another huge improvement is that we can hook up to a 15 amp home power cord and set the inverter to draw maybe 12amps and the solar/batteries will assist to give us full power. It has been really neat. If you are interested this is the short list of the parts I used:
- 3000W Victron Multiplus Inverter/Charger
- AM Solar Smart Phase Selector
- (6) 100Ah 12V LiFePO4 Deep Cycle Battery
- Victron Battery Monitor With Bluetooth Built-in (BMV 712)
- Victron Color Control GX
- LiFePO4 Battery Isolation Manager
- Victron Blue Seal 150/ 85 controller
- (6)200W 36 CELL 12V NOMINAL SOLAR PANEL
- LiFePO4 Battery Isolation Manager
- Victron Blue Seal 150/ 85 controller
- EasyStart™ 364 (3-ton) Soft Starter
Here is a link the the picture album of my install.
Jon sent me the link to access your adventure. How time flies I remember the day Mel told me you was taking the job at clay school.
Have fun
Let me know if you get this
Take care Dave
Great to hear from you Dave! That was a little stressful, leaving the family business. Time does fly, we have been full time in our motorhome for 3 years now.