Thor Sanctuary Solar Setup and One Big Problem with Using Solar Connection on Van
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- Опубліковано 10 лип 2023
- Using the Thor Sanctuary solar power system. Some general solar info, capabilities, expectations and limitations with the Sanctuary.
*Check your RV or van’s solar controller before adding extra panels.*
This Sanctuary has a 10Amp MPPT solar controller and a 190 watt, 9.5 Amp solar panel. Adding additional panels is not recommended.
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Hello
I really enjoy listening in to your videos and look forward to seeing more of them in the future-thanks again!
Thanks for watching!
@@jtbrv23 Hello
I have been reading some of these comments and I think 200-400ah lithium batteries will provide some limited
relief in summer heat but will not last for more than 1-3 hours before setting off low battery alarms. If you ignore
the low level alarm the battery will go to sleep a short time later. At this point you will need to plug into shore power
or fire up a properly equipped generator to supply enough power to wake the battery up. To go off grid and be comfortable
requires proper battery management and a gas powered generator otherwise you could get stuck like an electric vehicle
that goes beyond its mileage limit. Happy camping!
Pretty much. You can always run the Transit to recharge the house battery too. Sort of like a generator. Maybe not the most efficient, but gets you out of a pinch.
Hi Did you buy the floating grounds gadget? You got your generator running? Now you got your solar upgraded? What solar panels did you order...how many more watts? The solar plug in the RV is a funny looking like harbor freight connector
Ground plug is ordered, it’s the Hughes Watchdog one. I probably should order the Honda generator too since my Generac isn’t a true sine wave inverter generator. Those two solar panels came with the ecoflow as a promotion. I thought I could use them with the van but once I found the controller is only rated to 10 amps I realized I shouldn’t. The plug is very generic looking, I agree.
@@jtbrv23 At the solar connection for the RV generic looking..we put 12V from a Generator battery charging nothin g really happened is like and open connector...? Is 12V DC right ?like the solar panel 12V....it should work...this RV has one solar panel roof from factory
Great videos, thank you!
When you have the batteries at 100% fully juiced up, and run only the A/C & fridge overnight, about how many hours do you get out of it before you run the battery down to zero???
I ask b/c i bought a '23 Tranquility, similar setup, drove all day in sun & ran A/C periodic as needed. When the sun went down, battery died a few hours later. Was sad...luckily weather cooled a bit so could sleep, but rain/humidity was uncomfortable to sleep about 4am. 😏
Thanks!
I haven’t ran down system to zero yet. I know that the fridge by itself uses about 11-15% of the battery for the entire night. The AC does use somewhere between 60-80Ah, so depending on use it could go as quick as 3-4 hours with other stuff running. On the 4th of July I did run the AC during the day and got down to 40% in about 2.5-3 hours. I think it was 89 outside and 70 inside. Obviously conditions play a huge role with how often the AC runs. I wish van was 800Ah for hotter weather. Where I live and camp doesn’t usually stress the system too bad. Temps for this weekend are low 70s for highs and low 50’s at night. Annoyingly, my system alarms at 40% battery. I need to find the setting and maybe adjust to 20% instead.
@@jtbrv23 so helpful!
I took the van to the Texas Hill Country (between Austin & San Antonio) for Memorial Day weekend, and it was sunny, so charged thru the day.
A/c stays on most of the time between March & September in Texas, haven't been out since b/c this summer is just miserable! Taking a long trip thru the Rockies & to Big Sky late Aug/early Sept, so will test/learn more then. Thinking I might need to upgrade/add more batteries. Ideally the a/c & fridge could run ~10hrs off the batteries. 🤷🏻♀️ i know nothing of how these electrical systems work, so will see! Appreciate the knowledge sharing since Thor hasn't been too helpful! Your video on the electrical system and how the invertor takes more power was SUPER helpful!!! 🙂 thanks again!
Not a problem. I agree that the orientation process to the van is a little lacking but at the same time there is so much to say. That is why I started making these videos. That sounds like an excellent trip. Van becomes way more efficient in the cold. You might even use the heat! Safe travels.
@@jtbrv23bought a used (3,000 miles) 2022 Sequence end of May. It only has the 200Ah and I’ll run it down to 60% after just an hour…and that really really sucks that Thor would cheap out like that. It is NOT practical. Of course the alternative is turn on the engine as a generator but that doesn’t seem like a good idea…but maybe in today’s vehicles it’s OK??? Our one and only trip so far was up to Maine and back down through Vermont and the Hudson Valley for a night , at RV parks in relatively cool weather. After hearing your comment on 3-4 hours running AC, that tells me to replace ours with 600Ah…minimum.
Yeah, we are cool weather where we live and travel for the most part and the 400ah is definitely not enough for the hot days. Luckily only 15% of our year is considered hot. Without running the AC, 400ah is plenty. But if I lived further south where it’s humid and hot, I would have to get more.