electrical upgraders September 06, 2024, 04:49:57 pm I just completed my electrical up grades on my 2005 TKI added a couple of 12 V appliancesa Dometic 12v 10cf fridge( had to lose the drawer below the old fridge) and a Nomadic 12v Air fit right in.in order to [power them I added 800 AMH of battleborn lithium under the passing side bed, used half of the exterior compartment. I upgraded the charge controller to a progressive dynamics lithium compatible unit. Gopower 1500w Whole House inverter with Gopower switch2 arrays of gopower flexible solar one of 400w and the other of 950w run through two junction boxes that I made and placed on the old fridge vent openingVictron controllers, battery monitor and communication center with 7 inch touch scree all located in the original battery box.it all came out great and I learnt a lot doing it and Battleborn was very helpful with the tech support 3 Likes
Re: electrical upgraders Reply #1 – September 06, 2024, 04:51:30 pm Didn't load two of my photos 1 Likes
Re: electrical upgraders Reply #2 – September 06, 2024, 05:33:53 pm Whoa! What a great system! And a 12v A/C too! Nice, clean wiring job, Jay. Really looking forward to reading about your experience with this setup. And congratulations; you figured out something useful for those stupid fake windows up front!jor
Re: electrical upgraders Reply #3 – September 06, 2024, 07:47:52 pm Very impressive! You have double the batteries in the same as my TK.Is the inverter near the batteries?
Re: electrical upgraders Reply #4 – September 07, 2024, 08:26:57 pm I put the inverter in the closet between the charge controller and the batteries, about 4 feet of #2 AWG.the battery have a 10 foot run to the electrical room so I went with #1AWG 1 Likes
Re: electrical upgraders Reply #5 – September 09, 2024, 06:23:57 pm Here are some more photos. Going from 6 Cubic feet to 10 on the fridge was well worth sacrificing one of the drawers. My first trip with the new system is this week. Ill keep you all posted 4 Likes
Re: electrical upgraders Reply #6 – September 15, 2024, 08:07:36 pm Had my first trip with the new system. It all worked great, camped four days in Sonoma, ran the 12 v air , fridge and even my 1500w espresso machine and never dropped below 70% battery with only the solar charging never having to run the generator 3 Likes
Re: electrical upgraders Reply #7 – September 16, 2024, 07:17:41 pm Jayway,Can you tells us what Amps each the A/C and refrigerator pulled during operation? Assuming you had full sun each day? And did you recover each day to 100% charge? And last, how many hours running the A/C and at what temp in a day?It's beautiful up there. My son and I went there in June for NASCAR.Thank you,Ramon
Re: electrical upgraders Reply #8 – September 17, 2024, 05:22:55 am We were camped in full sun in the paddock at Sonoma raceway so that was a plus. The Dometic fridge cycles on and off but never used more than 10 amps.The ac i bought uses 20 to 50 amps, they have a bigger one that is 50 to 100 and of course the make a 24v and 48 v unit that put out more btus . At one point during the afternoon I realized I was making more power than the ac was drawing, I didn’t have a full battery yet but I turn the air up just because I could.I got up to 100 % by the end of the day and when the sun came up that would typically be back to 90%Of course my flex solar panels aren’t the most efficient but my roof is completely covered and when I need to I can still go up there and walk on them if I have too.It is not a cheap upgrade and I still have propane for the furnace, stove, and water heater but I am happy with it, 1 Likes
Re: electrical upgraders Reply #9 – September 17, 2024, 08:09:50 pm This is all great info. Thanks for the update. Never know what I might do when my appliances need replacement which could be soon at 24 years old.Ramon
Re: electrical upgraders Reply #10 – September 18, 2024, 06:51:20 am Very impressive. Nice work! I like the 12 volt a/c. Didn’t even know that was an option and makes sense to use with batteries versus an inverter. Now you just need an electric motor to replace the LD gas engine!Ron S. 1 Likes
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