[VAC] Re: Electrical Independence

[Bob Kiger <myairstream@xxxxxxxx>]

I had the same setup in my old camper van and will probably add a second 
battery to my new puller.  As you say this is quite adequate for travelling 
with the Airstream.  But if you want to settle in for a while you need to 
have more firepower in the trailer.

I'm a picky type of guy.  I have my heart set on putting four flexible 32 
watt solar panels on top.  That's a thousand dollars.  Add the controller 
and state of the art batts and you've got a chunk of change.  I'm just 
breaking the package into purchase sized pieces.

There is one other advantage to vehicular charging of trailer batts.  You 
can do it in the rain or after the sun is down to augment the solar panels.

So far this thread has yielded:
         1.     Use #6 wire on the long pigtail
         2.     Find a way to increase idle speed.while charging
         3.     Move forward Quickly to the voltage regulator and solar panels.

Thanks to all for explaining why it won't work well.
Bob