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[A/S] Boondocking - How Many Watt Inverter Will I Need
I/we recently purchased a 1979 31' Soverign International (in good
shape). Purchased it to use on our 23 acres near Yellowstone Nat.
Park (Red Lodge. MT). Don't have utilities to the property so will
have to rely on batteries for power (do have a good neighbor
downwind who will allow me to use his water/power when necessary)
Just purchased 2 Optima Yellow Tops because there were no batteries
with the trailer.
Have been reading posts about replacing the Univolt that came with
the trailer with the Intellipower 9100 + the Charge Wizard if one
intends to do any serious booddocking (the Univolt will
overcharge/fry the batteries?). I know very little about electrical
wiring, etc. other than being able to install a light switch, ceiling
fan, etc. so a lot of this (i.e. inverter wattage) is greek to me.
I guess my questions are as follows:
*Is it necessary/a good idea to replace the Univolt (it appears to be
in good working order but I guess I won't really know until I use the
trailer)with the Intellipower/CW combo
*How many watts do I need for the inverter to provide (is this the
correct terminology)? I will basically use the batteries/power for
light at night, the stereo (Motorola that came with and sounds
surprisingly good for its age), whatever came stock with the
trailer. I don't initially intend to have a DSS system but that
might be a possibility down the line and I would want to take this
into account. I also would like to switch over to an elec. fridge at
some point if possible (is it possible to run a fridge off of battery
power? What about running the AC unit off of battery?
Any assistance appreciated, AJ