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#Contraption maker nowhere to run generator#

More on lithium batteries: /sailboat-tech-why-lithium-batteries.

We have a beefy 1200 Amp hours of lithium battery power. You’ll need a big battery bank to run the A/C for any reasonable length of time. If you want to run the A/C while you’re living off the grid and on the hook, there are a few things to consider: How We Run Our Sailboats Air Conditioning off Battery Power

How do we run the A/C off our batteries? The short answer is, we installed an Easy Start.

Conserving fuel, parts and our limited resources is important while living off the grid, especially in remote places. Not to mention there were no fuel stations where we were anchored.

#Contraption maker nowhere to run generator#

That fuel consumption adds up fast and requires us to service the generator more often. Why not run the generator? 10 hours of generator uses about 5 gallons of fuel.

(It’s a challenge to manage resources with 5 additional people who are not accustomed to living with limited resources). Why not run the A/C overnight? We don’t have enough battery power to run the A/C all night and keep up with all the other power demands of the boat.It was the hottest part of the day and it’s o-so-nice to circulate air and bring down humidity. Why didn’t you run the A/C? We did in the afternoons when the sun was high (and our solar panels were bringing in lots o’ power to the batteries).Here’s a quick recap of what we covered in the video: Kinda cool right?! Ok, now about those details.