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07-22-2024, 06:08 PM
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5th Wheel Portable Power Station integration
Posting this otherwise broad question specifically in the 5th wheel section because I am curious about some of the particulars that may be associated with fifth wheels specifically.
Although I have 400 Watts of rooftop solar, plus a portable panel I can deploy, I am NOT running an onboard inverter, and have no plans to add one. Solar keeps my LFP battery topped up just fine for all things 12v. I couldn't be happier with it.
And ... I now have a 2000W All In One power station, which I am quite fond of. In fact, it's wonderful, efficient, affordable and very useful. I have started to use it occasionally while trailering as a convenient means to access modest 120v power. I simply plug shore power in, and I am in business.
The topic is, now that I know my power station is stellar at providing me quick, moderate levels of 120v power, I am wondering of ways to make it even more convenient to use and travel with.
Specifically, I am interested in "temporary" mounting solutions people have identified to store an All in One in the front compartment. The pass through on my rig is cramped, but thats another optional location as well if you have an idea that works well for you. At 60 pounds, the device is manageable, but on longer sojourns it would be nice to have a semi-permanent internally mounted solution.
Secondly, I have been using my standard 50 Amp cord with my dogbone to 30 AMP TT connection, which is serviceable. But I am considering creating or buying a shorter ~10' "jumper" cable purpose built to go from the Power Station and adapt to the shore power plug. This would be easier to deploy than the anaconda when remote camping.
Mostly, I am interested to hear how others who use an AllInOne type system versus an integrated inverter transport, store, and leverage the device .
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07-23-2024, 10:59 AM
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I saw a few folks had installed these in their RVs on YouTube and did just what you said with a quick method to connect to the RV shore power input. Do a YouTube search.
For me, it made much more sense to just add an inverter to the RV, since I already have solar and Lithium.
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07-23-2024, 11:22 AM
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If I had one of those power stations I would put it in the front storage. My front basement is cramped as well with bigger stuff but I could easily make room for it in the front storage area. So that's my recommendation.
How do you charge it, BTW?
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07-23-2024, 12:35 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by iluvuk
I saw a few folks had installed these in their RVs on YouTube and did just what you said with a quick method to connect to the RV shore power input. Do a YouTube search.
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I have. Looking for more ideas than those I have already seen, especially specific to 5th wheel architecture.
Quote:
Originally Posted by iluvuk
For me, it made much more sense to just add an inverter to the RV, since I already have solar and Lithium.
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I concluded the opposite, despite already having solar and a lithium battery as well. Perhaps because I only have 100Ah on board, but for me it was a no brainer to use an all in one. I got 200Ah of new LFP, a 2400 Watt inverter, a solar charge controller capable of taking in 1200 watts of PV power, and bluetooth and wifi connectivity to all components, for less than the corresponding parts. And I can use it wherever I want. Pretty great.
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07-23-2024, 12:43 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by corn18
If I had one of those power stations I would put it in the front storage. My front basement is cramped as well with bigger stuff but I could easily make room for it in the front storage area. So that's my recommendation.
How do you charge it, BTW?
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Yeah, front storage will be the mostly likely option, but I am here for the discussion. I am deciding the most logical mounting method, may be a permanent base with ratchet straps.
It charges in many ways:
1) Solar from my existing roof panels
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2) Solar from my portable panels
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3) genny
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4) Shore power when available/between off grid stops
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5) Truck inverter
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6) Truck 12v
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7) clamp connection to an external battery
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7) for some weird reason I could charge FROM my fifth wheel battery via 12 v, but not sure what scenario I would really do that under.
In fact, mine can charge concurrently with DC and AC, for a total of 2400 input watts. Very fast if you had access to both AC and that much DC at the same time.
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