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From: Ted Heise <theise@panix.com>
Newsgroups: rec.outdoors.rv-travel
Subject: Re: Charging from tow vehicle
Date: Fri, 28 Feb 2025 18:38:12 -0000 (UTC)
Organization: My own, such as it is
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On Wed, 26 Feb 2025 19:13:03 -0000 (UTC),
  Carol <cshenk@virginia-beach.com> wrote:
>  Ted Heise wrote:
> > On Tue, 25 Feb 2025 02:21:21 -0000 (UTC),
> >   Carol <cshenk@virginia-beach.com> wrote:
> > >  sticks wrote:

> > >  Think alternatives too.
> > > 
> > >
> <https://www.amazon.com/ECO-WORTHY-1-6KWH-12Volt-Battery-Inverter/dp/B0BN5ZWPK2/>
> > > 
> > >  That's just one type (and not the cheapest).  What I like 
> > >  too here is ALL the parts in one kit.  No going crazy to 
> > >  try to piece it all together from separate parts that you 
> > >  aren't sure match.
> > > 
> > >  Just peek about and you'll see simple solutions built to 
> > >  lay flat on an RV roof. Flat ones don't draw as well is my 
> > >  understanding but then you don't have to move them about, 
> > >  lay flat to drive, set them in a 'yard' to be stolen, and a 
> > >  host of woes.  On the other hand, the simple ;set out in 
> > >  the ground then take in when going elsewhere has it's 
> > >  charm' for off-grid folks.
> > 
> > Thanks for the great thoughts.  I bookmarked the link.  I'm 
> > also recalling the Lance has a built in solar panel connector, 
> > so need to do some research on what else I might need to make 
> > use of that.
> 
>  Is the 'Lance' a brand of RV? 

Yeah, it's a Lance 1475 trailer, listed as a 2022.


>      ...Anyways you'd need either an inverter or all DC gear.  
>  Sounds like you don't have the panels.  It we can look up 
>  'Lance' we could see the specs, likely 12V cabeling type?  
>  (thinner guage than 24V).
> 
>  Possible problems: OEM connectors.  Probably not at the 
>  inverter side but may be at the roof to panels.

Looks like it's a Go Power set up, here is the brochure that came 
with the trailer.  The connector on the trailer matches what's 
shown in the illustration...

https://panix.com/~theise/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Go-Power-solar.pdf

Other info is here...

https://panix.com/~theise/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Progressive-Dynamics-Power-Converter-Model-PD4000-Series-Operation-Guide.pdf

https://panix.com/~theise/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Lance-schematic.jpg

https://panix.com/~theise/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/power-distr-center.jpg


Looks pricey, with the 200 W kit running over $600.  I'm not even 
sure if that much wattage would meet my needs or even how to go 
about calculating it.


>  How flat looking is the roof?  Could it be wired already for a 
>  basic install (with/without inverter). Look for a sort of boxy 
>  mounting bracket near where cables come out and that may be an 
>  empty inverter mount spot?

Roof seems pretty flat, though I don't recall having seen anything 
like mounting or wiring that could be relevant.

-- 
Ted Heise      <theise@panix.com>       West Lafayette, IN, USA