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Originally Posted by taylorbob1
You’ve got a nice set-up
Dual battery + solar is the way to go
Now just add a small integrated inverter with auto-transfer-switch to your outlet line and you are golden.
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That's in the plans. I'd LOVE to have around 300AH useable, but I have two issues... first is a place to put batteries. Second... if I splurged with lithium, it's the $2,500 expense, then removing/storing in winter - unnecessary with my old school FLA batteries. So I'm keeping the status quo which is serving our needs well... so far.
The only items we'd ever run from inverter would be the 2-way absorption fridge (on AC at gas stations), a 32" LED TV and possibly a dedicated outlet for a laptop. At full load, those could easily be handled by a 1,500 watt inverter. It would be overkill in our use case to install/wire another transfer switch just for those items.
I'm thinking about installing a simple switch/breaker for the fridge, to switch safely between shore power and inverter. Then run the TV exclusively off the inverter. The additional outlet would be a dedicated inverter outlet.
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