Mobile Barista at wits end!

[Seb217]

All I want to do is sell coffee!!! ... yet I have found myself stressing about power supply!

I have a mobile coffee van. I'm done with using generators and so are many event/festival organisers who are now banning petrol/diesel from their sites. In an ideal world I would like a battery fed inverter to power all the equipment that I can't run on LPG.

I would like to achieve 1.5kW of power - I actually currently need 1.2kW of power (not all continuous) but want the extra to future proof against any further equipment that I may want to put on the van in the future.

I need to be able to have power for approx. 10hrs per day. I have sufficient space (but not endless amounts of) to house the batteries and inverter.

As all the equipment that requires power is plugged in to sockets on the walls of the van, can I plug the ‘hook up’ plug into the inverter?

I understand everything there is to know about coffee (and it's more of a science than many people may think) but I know nothing about power. Is there anyone that can please please help.

 

[StephenRowley]

I wonder if there is any way that you could make me understand why? The explanation will need to be very very basic

Double your voltage half your current. Need less copper, 24 volt inverters are more efficient. Your batteries are not going to have to work as hard.

 

[Edtwozeronine]

There are no words LOL
I sell tea too - herbal ones LOL

Yuck! Herbal tea! Get thee behind me Satan!

 

[telectrix]

herbal tea and bitter coffee, YUK. ...convert to a mobile real ale bottle bar, then all you need is a cooler set to 10 deg.C, 52 deg.F.

 

[Seb217]

herbal tea and bitter coffee, YUK. ...convert to a mobile real ale bottle bar, then all you need is a cooler set to 10 deg.C, 52 deg.F.

I have never and will never sell bitter coffee!!

Real ale bar require an alcohol licence and that opens up a new world of regulations!

 

[telectrix]

tried that starfuks once. never again was like pond mud. i'm a nescafe original with 3 heaped spoons sugar man.

 

[Seb217]

tried that starfuks once. never again was like pond mud. i'm a nescafe original with 3 heaped spoons sugar man.

I agree with your Stafuks comment!!

Depending on which part of the country you are in, I could introduce you to decent coffee from my van

 

[telectrix]

if you agree that' means your coffee might be OK. however i don't think it could stay hot being transported from Nuttingham to Cheeseshire.