Another Solar mod with questions
I've got a Roadtrek 210 that I do a lot of dry camping with so power is sometimes an issue. It came with US 1800 XC batteries (208 A/hr) that recently were replaced with US 250 HCXC2 (280 A/hr). They ...
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Those glue mount spoilers look like a great solution for mounting on a metal roof. With any mount it might as well be permanent and look professional as the solar setup should help and not hurt resale value if that is important.
The comment on only 12 amps misses the point that it is 12 amps per hour. With 6 hours of daylight that becomes 72 amps of charge for the batteries. With a Class B MH it is hard to see how the usage will ever be more than that. The most we have ever used, winter or summer is 48 amps in a night and the two 6+ amp panels had the batteries back at 100% in less than 4 few hours.
The place to start with this kind of project is with the installation of a good digital charge meter so you know what is drawing how much and how effective the vehicle's charging system is in recharging the house batteries by itself.
The comment on only 12 amps misses the point that it is 12 amps per hour. With 6 hours of daylight that becomes 72 amps of charge for the batteries. With a Class B MH it is hard to see how the usage will ever be more than that. The most we have ever used, winter or summer is 48 amps in a night and the two 6+ amp panels had the batteries back at 100% in less than 4 few hours.
The place to start with this kind of project is with the installation of a good digital charge meter so you know what is drawing how much and how effective the vehicle's charging system is in recharging the house batteries by itself.
