What Is a Battery Monitor and Why Do You Need One?
You can make many upgrades to your RV or off-grid battery system, but one of the simplest and most powerful is adding a battery monitor. Often thought of as the fuel gauge for your batteries, a good battery monitor helps RVers, boaters, and off-grid homeowners get the most out of…
Transformer (LF) vs. Transformerless (HF) Inverters: Here’s the Difference
Transformerless inverters are showing up in more high-powered systems than ever before. In the past, you didn’t really have a choice—serious off-grid, RV, or marine setups almost always used heavy, transformer-based models. Now, new technology has opened the door to lighter, smaller, and often cheaper transformerless designs that can rival…
What’s The Difference Between Wiring Solar Panels In Series or Parallel?
When wiring multiple solar panels together in a system, you have two primary choices: series and paralle or a combination of the two. Determining whether you wire your solar panels in series or parallel mainly depends on your application. Let’s examine the differences and when each method is best. What’s…
Can I Run My RV AC Unit On Lithium Battery Power?
It never fails that when the temperature in your RV increases, so do the attitudes and crankiness. Being inside a hot RV can be super uncomfortable and make you want to pack up and go home. More and more RVers are upgrading the battery banks in their RVs to lithium…
How to Clean Corroded Lead-Acid Battery Terminals (What Causes it and How to Avoid It)?
Battery terminal corrosion is one of the most common — and annoying — problems for anyone using lead-acid batteries. It can cause starting issues, reduce performance, and even damage electronics.In this guide, we’ll cover how to clean corroded battery terminals, why corrosion happens, how to prevent it, and why switching…
Can You Overcharge a Lithium Battery?
When it comes to lithium batteries—whether for your RV, boat, off-grid cabin, or solar setup—one of the most common questions is: Can you overcharge a lithium battery? The short answer is yes, it’s possible to overcharge a lithium battery, but not in the same way you might accidentally overcharge an…
What Is An RV Battery Inverter?
An RV battery inverter is a device that converts the 12-volt DC (direct current) power stored in your RV’s batteries into the 120-volt AC (alternating current) power used by most household appliances and electronics. If you want to dry camp in your RV—meaning camping without electrical hookups—an RV battery inverter…
What’s The Difference Between Wiring Batteries In Series Vs. Parallel?
Understanding the difference between wiring batteries in series vs. parallel is critical if you have multiple batteries you want to connect together in a larger bank. It’s something that is done all the time, even inside batteries, so it’s important to understand. How you connect your batteries will determine how…
Get to Know the Different Victron Energy Power Inverters
You can spot a Victron inverter and its bright blue casing from a mile away. When you see an off-grid system with Victron products, you know the installer used some of the finest products on the market. However, Victron makes a few different inverters that are worth checking out. So…