Post by rayallen on Jan 1, 2018 8:52:37 GMT -8
Hey All, I’m sure this question has been asked before. That said it’s the only part of this setup that is confusing me.
I recently took advantage of cyber Monday a few weeks back. I purchased the Renogy premium 500w kit. Plenty of watts for what we will be running in our bus conversion. The only item that will run 24hrs is a mini fridge that takes about 60w per hour. Other than that computer, phone, Bluetooth items being charged when needed. In the kitchen the occasional blender. Also occasionally watching tv. So our power needs are small.
That said I’d still like to have the largest battery bank I can possibly have for those boondocking days. The calculations have me confused on what’s suitable.
What I’m thinking is either 6 or 8 Trojan t105re batteries in parallel. So 675 or 900 amp hours. With the 500w Solar kit can I efficiently charge a battery bank of these sizes?
I recently took advantage of cyber Monday a few weeks back. I purchased the Renogy premium 500w kit. Plenty of watts for what we will be running in our bus conversion. The only item that will run 24hrs is a mini fridge that takes about 60w per hour. Other than that computer, phone, Bluetooth items being charged when needed. In the kitchen the occasional blender. Also occasionally watching tv. So our power needs are small.
That said I’d still like to have the largest battery bank I can possibly have for those boondocking days. The calculations have me confused on what’s suitable.
What I’m thinking is either 6 or 8 Trojan t105re batteries in parallel. So 675 or 900 amp hours. With the 500w Solar kit can I efficiently charge a battery bank of these sizes?
