Post by quaysider on Nov 6, 2017 16:43:33 GMT
Cheers Peter - it was you that got me thinking (and reading) about the gtps... The current combi inverter/charger from a "does what it says on the box" point of view IS very good for the money - 499 quid. It will run everything we need with ease - including the 2.2kw tumble-drier with ease (although even with the engine running, the drier has to be on "low" or the soc goes down. AND it has the built in 90amp charger which works fine from the new generator.
It's a clumsy test, but with the clamp meter on the cables to the batteries, just turning it on draws 5.8( ish)amp. The standby isn't too bad but there's little point in using that as it doesnt recognise toothbrush chargers.
As smiley says though, it WORKED a treat during the build... a side from the washer (which I always use on cold but put 10 litres out of the hot water tank in) and a fews mins of microwaving a day, everything else is 12 v. The tvs are, I've a couple of laptop adaptors to up it from 12 to 19v to charge them, the mifi points are usb, as are the reading lights and phone chargers.
I think if we hadn't hammered the original batteries with the webasto / ahem, halogen heater before that, they'd have lasted better.
It's a clumsy test, but with the clamp meter on the cables to the batteries, just turning it on draws 5.8( ish)amp. The standby isn't too bad but there's little point in using that as it doesnt recognise toothbrush chargers.
As smiley says though, it WORKED a treat during the build... a side from the washer (which I always use on cold but put 10 litres out of the hot water tank in) and a fews mins of microwaving a day, everything else is 12 v. The tvs are, I've a couple of laptop adaptors to up it from 12 to 19v to charge them, the mifi points are usb, as are the reading lights and phone chargers.
I think if we hadn't hammered the original batteries with the webasto / ahem, halogen heater before that, they'd have lasted better.
