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been workin on it all weekend, sorting things out makin sure what i have works with it etc etc etc
doing fiddly things like fixing water leaks on water tank hoses, making wedges to suit stove tables, making sure have enough ropes and pegs..
i ache all over, too much work [img]style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/tongue.gif[/img]
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Originally posted by incisor
been workin on it all weekend, sorting things out makin sure what i have works with it etc etc etc
doing fiddly things like fixing water leaks on water tank hoses, making wedges to suit stove tables, making sure have enough ropes and pegs..
i ache all over, too much work [img]style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/tongue.gif[/img]
So is the air con hooked up yet [img]style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/laugh.gif[/img]
cant afford aircon [img]style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/tongue.gif[/img]
just bought a trojan outdoors 130ah deep cycle battery, a xtra large battery box and a ctek charger/ 12v power supply.
was going to get agm but so many different stories .....
now all i got to do is win lotto and buy 2 x 80watt solar panels and regulators... sheesh aint they dear little mothers!
fun fun fun....
inc i don't know what power usage you will have but i thought this might help with your choice of how many panels you may need and what size.
http://www.exploroz.com/Forum/View.asp?For...e%3Don%26PN%3D1
Baz.
yeah,
have read that lot several times...
there is a myriad of info out there and a lot of it is in direct contrast to other info out there...
tis fun!
Yep it is fun and do you or don't you with all the conflicting info you think afterwards have i made the right choice, at the moment i only have a 10watt solar panel to trickle charge our battery while camped in the one spot for more than two nights and so far it has been fine, 9 days has been the longest we have camped with only this way of charging our battery so it seems to be OK but i'm not running a fridge only lights a water pump and a laptop through an inverter 2 hours every second night.
Baz.
i have made up some camp lights from bits i found at bunnings and 2 of them use less than 1.25amp of power so a small solar panel would be fine i imagine but the fidge will be the hungry sucker.
set up my battery box with a circuit breaker and an anderson plug for the lead from the truck today. if i get time tonite i will start the lead to the back of the trailer for the lights etc etc... IF [img]style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/tongue.gif[/img]
http://www.aulro.com/albums/album210/Image000.thumb.jpg
http://www.aulro.com/albums/album210/Image001.thumb.jpg
better go and do some work... help pay for this lot [img]style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/tongue.gif[/img]
I made my own too using old desk lamps and those 12volt Nelson energy saver globes they work great and are only supposed to use 1 AmpHour.
http://forum.australia4wd.com/upload...3_4_499599.jpg
Baz.
yep
they are the way
i used arlec work lamp holders as they are edicson screws and put cig lighter ends on the end of 10m leads....
work great and cheap to make and run [img]style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/tongue.gif[/img]