Kaz wrote:Hands down I'd go solar. No gas No NOISE. If your running A.C. you'll need a generator, otherwise go solar. ZAMP makes a couple of portable units. There nice and may seem a little pricey but I've built a unit on my shed for charging batteries and it's a quality set up and It probably cost me more to build then buying a ZAMP unit. I'll probably ZAMP 80/120 watt in the near future. They come complete units charge controller included.
bdosborn wrote:Your fridge looks like a rebadged Waeco; our Waeco uses around 1 amp-hr on average when set to 40F in 85F weather. I have no problem keeping up with our fridge and cell phones with an 80 watt portable panel. That's assuming the sun shines every day and you're not camped too far in the shade.
Bruce
GerryS wrote:What's the current draw of the fridge? That is really the question....
bdosborn wrote:GerryS wrote:What's the current draw of the fridge? That is really the question....
Probably something like this (from testing I did):
Test Linky
Lets assume he's using a smaller 12V deep cycle battery with a capacity of around 80 amp-hrs. At 1 amp-hr average usage, he could last around 40 hours on the battery without charging.
I have two golf cart batteries; I can go 4 days without charging. That's assuming I don't run anything else but the fridge, which is a poor assumption for me as I have a lot of stuff in my trailer that gobbles up juice.
Bruce
teamredjeep wrote:I also installed the controller permanently in trailer so I don't have to worry about it in the weather.
Crabapple wrote:So I have decided on solar over a generator.
Don't have all the prices yet, but I have dealers close by for these two brands so it will be this...
http://www.zampsolar.com/product/80-wat ... m-zs-80-p/
or this...
http://www.northernfridge.ca/products/slp090f-12s
Would be happy to see comments favourable to one over the other, the specs are slightly different.
ukewarrior wrote:For what its worth, you can build your own folder and save a lot of money.
I just bought two Taiwan made 35W panels for a 70W total for about $90 total.
I then bought a morningstar SSL-6 controller for $25 off ebay. They routinely sell for $35 or so.
For the cost of two hinges, a couple of pop rivits, a window clasp and a handle strap at about $15 total, I can build a 70W folding unit for less than $150.
Mind you, this is with the nearly infallible, 5 year warranty morningstar controller. You can spend even less for a no-name chinese controller.
Reference:
http://www.tnttt.com/viewtopic.php?t=43994&highlight=folding+pv+panelCrabapple wrote:So I have decided on solar over a generator.
Don't have all the prices yet, but I have dealers close by for these two brands so it will be this...
http://www.zampsolar.com/product/80-wat ... m-zs-80-p/
or this...
http://www.northernfridge.ca/products/slp090f-12s
Would be happy to see comments favourable to one over the other, the specs are slightly different.
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