Finished
Finished the mod. Very happy with result, ready for the camping year! Finished up the project. End result is 220 Ah of maintenance free AGM battery bank, battery cut-off switch, 2000 watt inverter with 200 amp fuse, with remote on/off switch inside the cabin. Lastly, a wired plug in the left side compartment to plug all this into the main power inlet. What does all this mean.... Don't need to go outside anymore (rain or shine) to start or plug in the generator while not on shore power while traveling! Our week of off-grid at Bristol will use much less fuel now as well, just use the generator to charge the batteries a couple of times a day, as long as the aircon does not need to be used (which it usually does). This all looks real complicated, however I did all the research during the winter and was actually less than two hours of work! Total cost is like $850.00 considering I already had one battery. Sounds like a lot, however definitely in the investment/comfort zone! I was playing around with it yesterday and it was so cool to see the plugs in the rv show 120V without being plugged in! Had the main aircon running in fan mode, TV and satellite box running and microwaved a cup of water. Pretty cool.
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