I have a bluitt PS54 with a suitcase solar panel. Not sure it is 200watt or more. I really have not used. Was gifted it but with my camper build it is going to be the heart of my electrical system. But need more info. so I get this camper set up right. The PS54 is a 700 watt hour unit.

some questions I am wondering about. Thinking about buying another battery for the PS54 doubling its capabilities.
I see some people run things like an AC unit using one of these. Using an inverter if I understand it right. How does that work?

In setting up my electrical in this camper build do I need 12volt or just run everything off of AC using the power station?

guess I am confused about this but with the build starting soon I need to get the electrical hammered out so I can convey what I want to the builder.

Thanks guys.

I'm just getting into this myself so I'm no expert by any means.

First of all, you need to figure out what you intend to power with your Bluetti and then decide on how many batteries (or how big) you will need. It looks like your Bluetti is rated at 537 watt hours, which roughly means that it will run a 1 watt appliance, light, whatever for 537 hours. The more watts connected to it the less overall run time accordingly.

Air conditioners are notorious power users and can drain a small generator in a heartbeat. The sine wave generator on your unit converts DC power to AC. You have a DC plug on your unit and if I read your unit description right you can run an air conditioner using that DC plug in. Do your research on air conditioners since a lot of them require a substantial power boost just to get them started and a lot of power sources aren't capable of handling the start up..

The bottom line: the more power storage you can afford the better and that your solar backup is capable of handling their recharge in a timely manner.

Have fun! Sounds like you have a good learning project ahead of you.

Like said above you need to know what you will use it for and how many watts are needed to run your loads. What do you want to power? Honestly that's pretty small.

I think you can forget about running an AC unit with that rig .

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Originally posted by selogic:
I think you can forget about running an AC unit with that rig .

Yep. My portable 2K Honda won't run the AC in my camper. Hell, it has a hard time running the microwave (but will if most everything else is turned off).

right, no AC in this little camper I mentioned it mostly cause I see guys running it.

Really my electrical should be pretty basic. I am not planning to tap into my rig battery to charge a battery. Although that seems pretty easy to do so that is an option. Thinking 12v is going to cover most of my needs through my Bluitt generator and solar panel. I do have a small gas generator but might no always have it. So in that case I will need shore power to charge the bluitt.

Thinking just an access for an extension cord into the camper?

There are tons of online forums for Mobil and RV solar power.

Here’s one: Click here

I’ve been a member of RV.net for 21 years.

Best wishes to you.
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