Sparkdoctor
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- Jacksonville, FL. Duval
In my work van I currently have a 120 volt to 12 volt inverter that runs my PC and printer etc. I have purchased a 12 volt cooler to put in my van to help keep my water bottles cool. I would guess that plugging the 12 volt connector into the dash would run the cooler well for about 3-4 hours before it kills the battery. The last thing I need to have a dead battery at the end of the day. I saw on Amazon they have a solar kit for an RV "WindyNation 100 Watt Solar Panel Complete Off-Grid RV Boat Kit with LCD PWM Charge Controller + Solar Cable + MC4 Connectors + Mounting Brackets"
My thoughts are to run the cooler off the solar source to avoid the dead battery thing...My question would be a) do I run the cooler off the battery and use the solar to charge the battery, or b) should I try and run the cooler off the solar by itself. The inverter for the PC and such does have a tendency to run the battery down. So if I charge the battery then this would help to run the PC and the cooler.
The cooler runs at about 45 watts. So in your opinion which would work best or is there an option I'm not considering, and does the solar kit have what I need to make this happen? Thoughts?:happyyes:
My thoughts are to run the cooler off the solar source to avoid the dead battery thing...My question would be a) do I run the cooler off the battery and use the solar to charge the battery, or b) should I try and run the cooler off the solar by itself. The inverter for the PC and such does have a tendency to run the battery down. So if I charge the battery then this would help to run the PC and the cooler.
The cooler runs at about 45 watts. So in your opinion which would work best or is there an option I'm not considering, and does the solar kit have what I need to make this happen? Thoughts?:happyyes: