WolfbaneAries
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Currently my camper is plugged into an outlet powered by my 16kw 48v solar system, thus everything 12v in the camper is being powered by the on board converter.
My thoughts are that rather than the power coming from the DC bus, inverting to 120v, then being converted back to DC, I could install 48vDC/12vDC converter and run that directly to the camper, then shut off the on-board converter and remove the batteries.
Besides a small improvement in efficiency, I don't love the fact that the camper batteries are directly next to my head when I'm asleep in bed.
My questions are:
1. Is it even worth the trouble?
2. Can I remove the onboard batteries and power the camper 12v directly from the converter without any batteries connected?
3. The only 12v being used in the camper are lights, whatever the propane fridge requires, and sometimes the fan. I'm thinking a 10amp supply would be sufficient?
My thoughts are that rather than the power coming from the DC bus, inverting to 120v, then being converted back to DC, I could install 48vDC/12vDC converter and run that directly to the camper, then shut off the on-board converter and remove the batteries.
Besides a small improvement in efficiency, I don't love the fact that the camper batteries are directly next to my head when I'm asleep in bed.
My questions are:
1. Is it even worth the trouble?
2. Can I remove the onboard batteries and power the camper 12v directly from the converter without any batteries connected?
3. The only 12v being used in the camper are lights, whatever the propane fridge requires, and sometimes the fan. I'm thinking a 10amp supply would be sufficient?