John-in-Texas
Advanced Member
Hello everyone. We ordered our E19 (ready for delivery now) without EMS/surge protector, solar and lithium, intending to do all this DIY. Some advice please:
1. Which is better, a built-in EMS/surge protector or a pedestal mounted? Is a pedestal mounted one better as it would protect the power cord as well as the trailer's systems? Any brand / model recommendations? How many joules?
2. Plan to mount 3 x 250W 24v Rich Solar panels in series on the roof with 2 x 460W 12v Epoch lithium batteries in series for 24v. Maybe a second pair of these batteries in series-parallel, in hopes of running a Houghton 13.5 air conditioner on hot days or nights.
4. Are 400 lbs of batteries too much for tongue weight?
5. Plan to manage all this with Victron components and a 24v-12v converter.
6. With only 750W on the roof, will these batteries ever get charged?
7. I have a 2500W Westinghouse inverter generator.
Is this plan good, bad or ugly? Thanks.
John-in-Texas
1. Which is better, a built-in EMS/surge protector or a pedestal mounted? Is a pedestal mounted one better as it would protect the power cord as well as the trailer's systems? Any brand / model recommendations? How many joules?
2. Plan to mount 3 x 250W 24v Rich Solar panels in series on the roof with 2 x 460W 12v Epoch lithium batteries in series for 24v. Maybe a second pair of these batteries in series-parallel, in hopes of running a Houghton 13.5 air conditioner on hot days or nights.
4. Are 400 lbs of batteries too much for tongue weight?
5. Plan to manage all this with Victron components and a 24v-12v converter.
6. With only 750W on the roof, will these batteries ever get charged?
7. I have a 2500W Westinghouse inverter generator.
Is this plan good, bad or ugly? Thanks.
John-in-Texas
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