batteries in place of generator

[Wilhelmus Schreurs]

That is not true Pete.
How many times have people gone to a campground and hooked into a 30 amp
service, and run the A/C without any problem.
A/C are usually 1500 watts and surge would go to 3000 maybe a little more.

Bill 84 FC 35 SB "$quanderlodge"
Terrace, B.C. Canada


----- Original Message ----
From: Peter T. Arnold To: WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Tuesday, December 18, 2007 12:20:26 PM
Subject: Re: [WanderlodgeForum] Re: batteries in place of generator













300 Amps X 12V = 3600 watts



I wouldn't think of running a 13.5 BTU air conditioner with out a 5.0

Generator to cove line loss and motor start surge.



Pete



On Tue, 18 Dec 2007 14:10:59 -0500, you wrote:



>I could do that also. I already own a couple of portable generators, one

>5kva and and 7.5kva.

>

>I'm not so much planning on running the main engine solely to charge the

>batteries as charging the batteries while going down the road, or charging

>the batteries while parked where there *is* shore power. I probably need

>to make sure we can run one of the rooftop AC units while going down the

>road, but I'm suspecting a big hunky alternator (say 300 amps or so) could

>handle that... I'm guessing that 12.5kw gas genset and associated 30

>gallons of fuel must weigh over 500lbs combined, which is a fair amount of

>batteries, say another 8 or more.

>

>On Dec 18, 2007 1:21 PM, bubblerboy64 wrote:

>

>> Dorn, Don't know if your idea would work or not, but I have decided

>> if my generator dies I think I will make a storage bay for my

>> portable Honda generators and do it that way. Wouldn't be able to run

>> them going down the road but I would be able to use them as I did

>> with my previous trailers. I own the Honda's and rather then dumping

>> big bucks into a new onan or similar I think I would compromise as

>> suggested.

>> John Heckman

>> central Pa

>> 1973 FC

>>

>> >

>> > The gas generator on my 77FC35 isn't in the best shape. (hosed up

>> flywheel,

>> > takes many tries to find enough teeth to make it start, then

>> doesn't run for

>> > more than 5 minutes without starving for fuel... (or so it seems))

>> >

>> > I'm considering just pulling it out and filling the hole where it

>> used to be

>> > with a big pile of batteries and a big inverter/charger.

>> >

>> > My thought is that the generators weight in batteries would be a

>> lot of Amp

>> > Hours.

>> >

>> > I would also probably put in the biggest alternator I could get my

>> hands on

>> > for best charging and most useable power whilst on the road.

>> >

>> > I realize this arrangement probably won't run the much air

>> conditioning, or

>> > for long, but I don't have any immediate plans to boondock with the

>> air

>> > running

>> >

>> > Any thoughts? Anyone tried this with success or failure?

>> >

>> > Regards,

>> >

>> > Dorn Hetzel

>> > 77FC35

>> > Hogansville, GA

>> >

>> >

>> > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

>> >

>>

>>

>>

>

>

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