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Originally Posted by wanewton
Glad you can hook up at your house. I wish we could. Getting ready for this trip the generator ran about every 4 hours so the fridge could run. I think my next chore, maybe even while on the road, is to add 2 more batteries. Based on other posts, I think the batteries should last about 8 hours before needing to recharge. Still learning about this though.
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My question about the 8 hours between recharges - is that with or without a residential refrigerator? That could be 8 hours between recharges if the refrigerator is running on LPG.
I would agree that 4 hours between recharges is a short time especially if one is dry camping in an area that limits generator use to day time only.
Every time I look in the battery bay and see those two empty slots, that beckon to be filled, it gets tempting. The only thing that has stopped me so far is I have not yet determined if I want to add 2 more 6 volt batteries and go with a series/parallel setup or bite the bullet and upgrade to 4 12 volt batteries running in parallel. I need to look at the pros and cons of each method and the limitations, if any, of the inverter before making a decision.
My prior coach had 2 12 volt batteries in parallel (no inverter) and I had no issues with power. Then again the frig in that rig ran on electric and LPG.
Have a safe and happy trip.
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