I recently bought a 1991 Ford E350 7.3l diesel 25 passenger bus that im converting to an rv. I have a decent knowledge of regular 12v car systems, however adding house batteries and inverters is a little foreign to me. I read up on some other forums and how to's but i still dont know exactly what i need and how to accomplish it.
Basically i want to run a 1000w home stereo system/dvd player and 32 inch lcd television. I have been told it is not good to parallel your house batteries with your starting/chasis batteries. However I would like for my alternator to charge my house battery as the stereo and tv will draw the battery down quickly. How can this be accomplished? could i parallel my chasis batteries to my house battery if i used an isolator? Could i hook up my house battery directly to my alternator? Is there some other charging option besides running a generator or line power? I realize i would need a generator or line power while the engine is not running.
Obviously i would need an inverter hooked up to my house battery, and probably a large one. Is a pure sine inverter necessary for optimal performance? I am aware of the cost issue.
Is there anywhere i can look for diagrams that explain how house battery, inverter, generator, line power could be installed. This is a side project and as im sure you all know its an expensive one so im trying to do it all myself with no professional assistance ($). Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Basically i want to run a 1000w home stereo system/dvd player and 32 inch lcd television. I have been told it is not good to parallel your house batteries with your starting/chasis batteries. However I would like for my alternator to charge my house battery as the stereo and tv will draw the battery down quickly. How can this be accomplished? could i parallel my chasis batteries to my house battery if i used an isolator? Could i hook up my house battery directly to my alternator? Is there some other charging option besides running a generator or line power? I realize i would need a generator or line power while the engine is not running.
Obviously i would need an inverter hooked up to my house battery, and probably a large one. Is a pure sine inverter necessary for optimal performance? I am aware of the cost issue.
Is there anywhere i can look for diagrams that explain how house battery, inverter, generator, line power could be installed. This is a side project and as im sure you all know its an expensive one so im trying to do it all myself with no professional assistance ($). Any help would be greatly appreciated.