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TSJA

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Posted: 02/29/08 09:32pm Link  |  Quote  |  Print  |  Notify Moderator

Wlauzon,

Sunday should be a nice sunny day here. I'll go out and get a few readings and then disconnect the 80 watter and see what happens. I'm planning on getting another 100 watt panel and by your calcs and advice I would guess that should be all the power I would need. Maybe the 80 watter will just sit up there for looks. I'll also measure the voltage on the stock panel.


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Boatycall wrote:

Just a quick overview ot the things I regularly power off the inverter--
(these are the draw-numbers off the bottom/back of each)
Toaster - 900 watts
Stand-alone Icemaker - 500 watts
Coffee maker - 900 watts
Espresso maker - 900
Microwave - 1150
LCD tv - 85
Sat Rx - 65
Stereo - 12v, guessing 20a constant due to amplifiers
Lights - of course, just depends


do you really need a stand alone ice maker? or an expresso machine?
perhaps a hotel is more up your alley? sweet 34 ford though


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joe_jeep wrote:

Boatycall wrote:

Just a quick overview ot the things I regularly power off the inverter--
(these are the draw-numbers off the bottom/back of each)
Toaster - 900 watts
Stand-alone Icemaker - 500 watts
Coffee maker - 900 watts
Espresso maker - 900
Microwave - 1150
LCD tv - 85
Sat Rx - 65
Stereo - 12v, guessing 20a constant due to amplifiers
Lights - of course, just depends


do you really need a stand alone ice maker? or an expresso machine?
perhaps a hotel is more up your alley? sweet 34 ford though


I have been in Boatycalls truck camper and house. He is a party animal. And he is equiped for it... and all the toys too!

His dedicated icemaker in his camper is probably about a couple of cubic feet in size.

The mixer tower is a marvel to see...

Yep... he likes his camper..

And no hotel is as equiped as Jim's camper is.

Sleepy


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sleepy wrote:

no hotel is as equiped as Jim's camper is.

Sleepy





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