Hi,
Currently I have a 100ah LB charged via ctek 230se.
Our power usage is lights, USB charging, diesel heater. We run a 12v cheap coolbox that we only run when driving or on hook up. We would probably like to get a compressor fridge box in future ideally
It's all working fine off ehu, but looking at site prices the cost for ehu is rising and we now have a dog so are likely to be on sites for 3-4 days rather than 1-2. So I'm worried about the battery depleting
My first thought was put 200w solar panel on roof (plus solar controller because of ctek limitation), but then I read solar is pretty much useless in winter and I'm going away in van end of November for a few days off a ehu, I'll be running the heater and worried it will deplete the battery
Next thought was a powerbank, but these seem quite expensive and not sure how to integrate
Then I thought my lesuire battery is a couple of years old, maybe just replace with a lithium one.
Then I thought could I just add a second AGM battery to save money. My current battery is under seat so might be hard to integrate.
Any advice to the best / cheapest way forward? Having written the above maybe using ehu in winter and getting a solar panel for rest of year is best?
Thbaks in advance
Currently I have a 100ah LB charged via ctek 230se.
Our power usage is lights, USB charging, diesel heater. We run a 12v cheap coolbox that we only run when driving or on hook up. We would probably like to get a compressor fridge box in future ideally
It's all working fine off ehu, but looking at site prices the cost for ehu is rising and we now have a dog so are likely to be on sites for 3-4 days rather than 1-2. So I'm worried about the battery depleting
My first thought was put 200w solar panel on roof (plus solar controller because of ctek limitation), but then I read solar is pretty much useless in winter and I'm going away in van end of November for a few days off a ehu, I'll be running the heater and worried it will deplete the battery
Next thought was a powerbank, but these seem quite expensive and not sure how to integrate
Then I thought my lesuire battery is a couple of years old, maybe just replace with a lithium one.
Then I thought could I just add a second AGM battery to save money. My current battery is under seat so might be hard to integrate.
Any advice to the best / cheapest way forward? Having written the above maybe using ehu in winter and getting a solar panel for rest of year is best?
Thbaks in advance
