Resend- Re: batteries in place of generator
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Resend- Re: batteries in place of generator
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From: Ross MacKillop To: WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com Sent: Tuesday, December 18, 2007 6:18:36 PM Subject: Re: [WanderlodgeForum] Re: batteries in place of generator Hi, Just to clarify a couple of pts and questions. The new all electric 450 has 2 140 amp alternators (@24V) and can run 2 of the 4 A/C -heat pumps while on the road.. There are 2 -3600 w Vanner inverters and one 1500 true sine wave inverter for the fridge and electronics. The fridge is a minor draw -Kitchenaid . To run an A/C on battery alone- no way 11-12 amps 120 V is ~140 amp at 12V Onan has a new slick method of reducing the size of the alternator and increasing battery/inevrter use http://www.cumminsonan.com/hqd/ Ross 2006 450 LXi Cambridge ON in San Antonio ----- Original Message ---- From: bubblerboy64 To: WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com Sent: Tuesday, December 18, 2007 2:48:50 PM Subject: [WanderlodgeForum] Re: batteries in place of generator Well? I just learned last week that many of the new buses are all electric. Now, can you run the air conditioning in these buses off the batteries? I would guess that you can not. That you would have to start the generator. Some one mentioned the refrig as being a big draw on battery bank stored energy. Seems to me an air conditioner would pull more then the refrig unless the refrig was started in a warm condition. I know nothing about this subject other then personal experience with RV roof air conditioners and I know they draw a bunch of power especially on first start up. John Heckman central Pa 1973 FC > > and 3600 watts = 30 amps at 120v. I've never worried about running an AC on > a 30amp shore hookup. > > I'm pretty sure the book says the AC units pull about 12 or 13 amps > running. If they need some surge to start I would think the big inverter > and the bank of 8 to 12 batteries could handle it? > > On Dec 18, 2007 3:20 PM, Peter T. Arnold > > > 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 40hotmail.com> > > > 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? 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