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Portable Refrigerators – Power Consumption

Portable Refrigerators – Power Consumption Over the past few years there have been some tremendous advances in 12/24 Volt fridge technology. This primer gives you some information on their power consumption and other issues. If you want a fridge to take camping or go Grey Nomad-ing or whatever, you really should buy something specifically designed […]

Solar Charge Controllers

WHAT IS A SOLAR CHARGE CONTROLLER, AND WHY DO YOU NEED ONE? IT’S THE CONTROLLER BETWEEN YOUR SOLAR PANEL AND YOUR BATTERY (OR BATTERIES) The sun’s intensity varies throughout the day, the season, and of course with the weather. So the output from your solar panel isn’t constant either. The voltage from an average solar […]

Battery Banks

3 different batteries in front of a caravan

HOW DO I KNOW WHAT TO DO ABOUT A BATTERY BANK? A GUIDE ON WHERE TO KEEP YOUR HOUSE POWER BATTERIES As we all know, all car type batteries are heavy. After all, they have lead in them, right? Too, too right. And the better quality ones are even heavier because they have even more […]