Currently stopped in Kenora, Ontario. I’ve been driving since 7:00AM EDT, and checked into another local motel at 7:26PM CDT. I drove a total of 986km.
Encountered heavy rain during the first few hours, again making the drive very miserable. However, the sun broke through, and the remainder of the drive was a lot brighter and easier. From the looks of things, I will be skipping Winnipeg, and driving further west tomorrow.
My two best friends. I’ve been making much use of these two. Surprisingly, I haven’t used much of the 1kw inverter at all. I was originally planning to use the inverter to charge these packs if I drain the battery as I drive, but I never went below 80% on either packs. It’s a quick top up every evening with shore power at the hotel instead. I did notice yesterday that the inverter has a nasty feedback hum to the in-car audio system while charging the big LiFePO4 pack. Well, it’s a very cheap modified sine wave inverter, there is no doubt they cut a lot of corners by not providing adequate noise suppression circuitry. No big deal, it’s very easy to just reach into the glove box, and flick the switch once the packs are finished charging. I am very curious how the audio system inside the BRZ will react with the same inverter.