Freddmc
New Member
I converted a bus into a motorhome about 30 years ago that we use promarily for camping twice a year..In the last couple of years I have added 300watts of solar panels and a 1500 watt inverter (primarily to run my TV) I have 2x12V deep cycle batteries . All the lights have been changed to LEDS so the daily usage of power is relatively modest.(I estimate 20Amp hours per day).
In addition I also have a 30 y.o. propane fridge that is probably overdue for failure and a new one is expensive.
So my thought is to buy this battery and put in an electric household fridge rather than spend the money on a new propane fridge.
On the bigbattery.com website they say the following"SINCE THESE BATTERIES HOLD A NEAR STEADY 3.2V PER CELL FOR 90% OF THE DISCHARGE ITS IMPORTANT TO HAVE BALANCING IF YOU PLAN ON FULLY CHARGING AND FULLY DISCHARGING"
Questions
1.Given my modest(?) requirements I don't foresee fully discharging the battery so am wondering if I can get by without a BMS.
2.Can I install this battery like a "drop-in" without having to go through a lot of work to adapt it.
3.What would I use to drop the voltage from 24V to 12V
4.Can I use the 12V inverter.
Obviously I'm in the "what if" stage here so I'm not expecting fine details but would like some advice on whether this is practical and/or doable.
Also another reason for wanting to do this is simply because "I can"
Regards
Fred.
In addition I also have a 30 y.o. propane fridge that is probably overdue for failure and a new one is expensive.
So my thought is to buy this battery and put in an electric household fridge rather than spend the money on a new propane fridge.
On the bigbattery.com website they say the following"SINCE THESE BATTERIES HOLD A NEAR STEADY 3.2V PER CELL FOR 90% OF THE DISCHARGE ITS IMPORTANT TO HAVE BALANCING IF YOU PLAN ON FULLY CHARGING AND FULLY DISCHARGING"
Questions
1.Given my modest(?) requirements I don't foresee fully discharging the battery so am wondering if I can get by without a BMS.
2.Can I install this battery like a "drop-in" without having to go through a lot of work to adapt it.
3.What would I use to drop the voltage from 24V to 12V
4.Can I use the 12V inverter.
Obviously I'm in the "what if" stage here so I'm not expecting fine details but would like some advice on whether this is practical and/or doable.
Also another reason for wanting to do this is simply because "I can"
Regards
Fred.