Upgrade your RV for the road
Real gear picks for RV power, water, comfort, and life on the road
- The standard house battery voltage in most RVs
- 12 V
- A common lithium bank, about 2,560 Wh at 12.8 V nominal
- 200 Ah
- A common roof solar array; daily output depends on sun hours
- 400 W
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12 V power math
- Watt-hours amp-hours x volts
- Amps watts ÷ volts
- 60 W load at 12 V about 5 A
- Usable capacity lead-acid about 50%, lithium about 80 to 100%
Rules of thumb. Check your battery maker's depth-of-discharge rating and wire for the real current.
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