
Traveler III
- 1,847
- First Name
- Steven
- Last Name
- McCullough
- Member #
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15897
- Service Branch
- USCG Retired
Just purchased a 2017 Lance 650 truck camper. It was a very base model, no real solar, only a battery maintainer, no inverter. It has a DC and AC panel, but the battery is a basic marine deep cycle. The camper is designed for shore power with a converter. I have a generator but would prefer to run 400-600 watts of solar and about 200-300 amp hrs of batteries while maintaining the ability to hook up to shore power. Soooo…designing the system. Panels and solar charger/controller and inverter. Do I run my AC out to the AC panel leaving shore power wired as is? Or do I bring shore power into the AC inputs on the inverter and run AC out to the AC panel? I’m assuming I need to disconnect/bypass the converter and run DC power from my batteries to the DC fuse block? Does this setup lose AC shore power battery charging? What about a DC to DC battery charger to charge from my truck while driving?
I understand electrical connections pretty well, but get lost with transfer switches and how to keep shore power.
Thanks in advance for any help I get.
I understand electrical connections pretty well, but get lost with transfer switches and how to keep shore power.
Thanks in advance for any help I get.