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--- rv:build:cardboard [2023/10/19 14:29]
frater_secessus [Cardboard Aided Design]
+++ rv:build:cardboard [2023/10/19 14:46]
frater_secessus [power in the "van"]
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 If you are going to run 120vac ([[electrical:inverter|inverter]]) loads, get a power strip and plug it into [[https://amzn.to/3ptHIbX|a kill-a-watt meter]].  Note what every device draws, and how much power you consume every 24hrs.  Add 10%-20% for inverter losses, depending on which inverter you buy.
-For 12v loads, get your bank set up and charge it only in the daytime.  At night it gets drawn down just like in a real van when the sun goes down and the solar stops working.
+For 12v loads, get your bank set up and charge it only in the daytime.  At night it gets drawn down just like in a real van when the sun goes down and the solar stops working.  [[electrical:12v:battery_monitor|A battery monitor]] will be helpful.

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