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500W In-Car Charging of Solar Generators

xcelir8kia

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So as many of you may or may not know, I've got my Telly used for off road camping.

With that, I am all about solar generators and power! Powaaaarrrr!

I have Bluetti and Ecoflow solar generators, of all types and sizes, and I've landed on two x AC180's, one of which I keep mounted in my vehicle.

The rear of the vehicle 12V car outlet only powers input the AC180 between 15W-95W, depending on various circumstances. And I also use the AC180 to power my ICECO JP40 refrigerator also mounted in my vehicle.

So I finally implemented a solution to give up to 500W of input power right off of the Battery with a nice kit from Pecron called the PECRON 500W Car Charger DC1242-500 for about $150. Works like a charm and a heck of a lot better than off-grid solar panels to power up my camp in a pinch.

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I just cleaned up the wiring and aesthetically did some heat shrink.
 

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