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Mobile Overlanding Charging station build with Victron this time

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Starting the mobile conversion of our current off-grid charging system for our Lightning with the goal of WFC (work from campground) in the near future. Starlink standard kit and Roam subscription on the way. Fair warning, the trailer, if it happens at all, won't be purchased until next May, likely. We have a 5x8 trailer that was part of the original plan, but the limited size, and the increasing thoughts that I want to try to tow the Autocross car to events with the Lightning has changed the plans. I have an old Audi Q7 Diesel that I'm finishing up an overland build on(3" lift, swingout tire carrier, 2785/70-18 mud tires...

It's here:

https://www.overlandbound.com/forums/threads/2012-audi-q7-tdi-eurowise-build.48064/

Original Lightning offgrid charger build thread is here:

https://www.f150lightningforum.com/...rging-solar-array-build-w-agrivoltaics.17055/

The original refurbished, EG4 6000ex-48HV inverter gave up the ghost, and I wasn't inclined to give a Chinese manufacturer another shot at this time, so going Victron this time. This will add another year to payoff for the system, but if it's also Mobile, I'm good with it. We have victron in our 8x14 studio shed that has been working perfectly for a year plus. We'll likely also go with a Victron EVSE, if we don't use the spare chargepoint we have left over since we have the FCSP.

I expect to build an overlanding trailer out of a 5x8ft trailer we already have, with likely, 3000-4000kw of panels. That design is still WIP right now. It's not impossible that this might change to a Casita, or a used pop-up.

Starting with a Ryobi convertible workbench/dolly, which conveniently, should fit most of the components, but also should be pretty unwieldy. We'll see. It'll hold 400lbs, and we're only at around 200 now.

Ford F-150 Lightning Mobile Overlanding Charging station build with Victron this time diagram


ON the bottom of the Dolly tray we have a 48v, 5kw Battery currently. We'll see if it works or if we need a second one. This takes the home system up to 15kW when it's tied into the system.

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Waiting on UPS for the Inverter/Chargers, but am testing the Charge controller, and getting it moved into Victron VRM. We already had a Victon system in our 8x14 art studio/shed.

New wild hair idea is a 24ft aluminum Car hauler to be made dual purpose moving my autocross car to races, and then a home away from home camper. Gotta luv Sketchup...

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Where will the lifting bed fit ?

Ford F-150 Lightning Mobile Overlanding Charging station build with Victron this time sketchup car carrier


I also have to fit two home offices in here and sound separate them pretty well. Lot's o' design work to do, but 3100-3800 watts of panels fit on top with 530 watt bi-facials. 3800 would just about max out the Victon system, and would pretty evenly match what we have here already at the house. At $165/panel, new, these 530 watt panels (x6) also will end up costing about the same as the 10 used panels we have in the back yard. I'm me, so I'll likely try to build some sort of tracking system if it can be made to be pretty light.

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Waiting on UPS for the Inverter/Chargers, but am testing the Charge controller, and getting it moved into Victron VRM. We already had a Victon system in our 8x14 art studio/shed.

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I have a Victron charge controller on our teardrop TimberLeaf Pika camper trailer. IMHO You won't go wrong with Victron. Well-designed, well-made stuff.
 
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I have a Victron charge controller on our teardrop TimberLeaf Pika camper trailer. IMHO You won't go wrong with Victron. Well-designed, well-made stuff.
Yeah, I started out with Epever, which are decent products, but we've been super-happy with the Victron 100/50 that replaced the 200/80 Epever in the Shed. I don't have to mess with it at all. This cost twice as much as the EG4 I was going to replace the failed EG4 with, but I trust Victron.
 
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Well, the inverters arrived, but unfortunately, one has taken some shipping damage.

But... this is what it will look like. The room on the right side, bottom will be for the Victron EVSE.

Cabling will be routed through holes through the table top into innerduct in the rear. 80lbs on the top, hopefully won't make it too top heavy to stand, but it will always be secured, regardless. The Chins 48v 100ah battery on the bottom is the same weight as the combined inverters.

Not 100% sure this will work, but it'll be cool if it does.

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