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<blockquote data-quote="condor22" data-source="post: 650930" data-attributes="member: 1932"><p>At this point a comparison of power use;</p><p></p><p>My average daily use in the old van was 35-37AH, running lights, TV for 3-4 hours, or Laptop and the heater for around 15 hrs. Not included are minimum pump use and phone charging.</p><p></p><p>The new van constantly gave me a morning SOC of 75-78% = approx 50AH. Given it is winter, the fridge used approx 14AH more than my previous vans total.</p><p></p><p>However, that 14AH is not a correct usage as during the day, solar was powering it. The big realisation was that the 160W panel is not replacing my daily use, it is only keeping the fridge going.</p><p></p><p>On a bright sunny winters day, I got maybe 10AH (5%) of replacement. On an average day I hovered at morning SOC at 4pm and on a crappy rainy day, went down further.</p><p></p><p>Conclusion, I need a s**t load more solar. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="condor22, post: 650930, member: 1932"] At this point a comparison of power use; My average daily use in the old van was 35-37AH, running lights, TV for 3-4 hours, or Laptop and the heater for around 15 hrs. Not included are minimum pump use and phone charging. The new van constantly gave me a morning SOC of 75-78% = approx 50AH. Given it is winter, the fridge used approx 14AH more than my previous vans total. However, that 14AH is not a correct usage as during the day, solar was powering it. The big realisation was that the 160W panel is not replacing my daily use, it is only keeping the fridge going. On a bright sunny winters day, I got maybe 10AH (5%) of replacement. On an average day I hovered at morning SOC at 4pm and on a crappy rainy day, went down further. Conclusion, I need a s**t load more solar. :) [/QUOTE]
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