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jdc1
Sep 07, 2020Explorer II
1. Do not let anything rub the bottoms or sides of your tanks. They will wear through.
2. Why not glue the panels under the slide-out area?
3. Remove the antenna, leave the mount. You find a better place to run the solar wiring (unobtrusive) like down a vent pipe or through one of these:
https://www.amazon.com/Waterproof-Restmo-Weather-Resistant-Housing/dp/B07WL7D9V6/ref=sr_1_2?dchild=1&keywords=rv+roof+solar+parts&qid=1599500163&sr=8-2
Oh....and yes. You should locate the roof trusses to screw in the windward mounting brackets.
2. Why not glue the panels under the slide-out area?
3. Remove the antenna, leave the mount. You find a better place to run the solar wiring (unobtrusive) like down a vent pipe or through one of these:
https://www.amazon.com/Waterproof-Restmo-Weather-Resistant-Housing/dp/B07WL7D9V6/ref=sr_1_2?dchild=1&keywords=rv+roof+solar+parts&qid=1599500163&sr=8-2
Oh....and yes. You should locate the roof trusses to screw in the windward mounting brackets.
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