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Camp fridge, lights, charge devices, and air compressor mainly.
2014 Tundra so don’t have all that to worry about.
Yeah, not looking at $900 batteries. Many batteries are $250-$300. DC-DC Charger $129 Wire & Connectors $75 Battery box $65 So around $500 Sole we’ll count as a different set of costs because I’ll do that later and even it is not included within a bluetti power station. ———————————————— The world's not perfect, but it's not that bad. If we got each other, and that's all we have. I will be your brother, and I'll hold your hand. You should know I'll be there for you! | |||
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Looks like the 2014 5.7l Tundra could have one of four alternators: 100amp 130amp - if you have read seat DVD package 150amp - if you have the towing package 170amp - if you have the rear seat DVD and towing packages I'm not sure about the last one though. According to this guy's testing: link, that Renogy 40amp DC-DC charger is 80% efficient at 40amps output, so it takes 50amps from the alternator to get 40amps out of the charger. You should be OK with the 40amp charger as long as you have the towing package and you are not actually towing. I don't know what happens if you charge and tow at the same time. Maybe there's not enough power for the electric trailer brakes? | |||
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Unless your loads or portability demand it I'd skip the Lithium battery and install a second conventional battery. Parallel that with the Tundra primary battery with a cutoff switch on the second battery and a low voltage cutoff to the loads. If you want to remove the second battery a couple of Andersen connectors. I use blue sea systems stuff for this kind of stuff and those parts are about $100 plus whatever you pay for the battery, box and necessary cables. “So in war, the way is to avoid what is strong, and strike at what is weak.” | |||
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Weight is my biggest concern as it will be used frequently away from the truck. ———————————————— The world's not perfect, but it's not that bad. If we got each other, and that's all we have. I will be your brother, and I'll hold your hand. You should know I'll be there for you! | |||
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This Renogy charger: Link, let’s you hook up your alternator and solar panels at the same time. It’ll charge from while the truck is running to lower the load on the alternator and solar panels when the truck is not running. Or you can turn the solar input off and it will charge from the alternators alone. | |||
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Even better! ———————————————— The world's not perfect, but it's not that bad. If we got each other, and that's all we have. I will be your brother, and I'll hold your hand. You should know I'll be there for you! | |||
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Plenty of lawn service people are moving to EGO products and installing systems similar to what you want including solar. https://www.thelawnforum.com/t...ent-discussion.2596/ You might find some alternatives there | |||
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