Looking for solar suggestions
I full timed off and on(mostly on) for over 20 years. Retired in a house and still love traveling and camping. I bought a small v nosed cargo trailer that I will be boon docking in some nights to save...
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deadticket8 wrote:
Gosh the price at camping world is sick. Also according to someones specs I should be looking at 16.6 amps for 2- 80 watt panels but Solarblvd said a 15 is fine.
Camping World is not usually the place for solar anything.
Home Depot started carrying reasonably priced panels in the last few years.
Solar Blvd is a good source for panels and few other things.
AZ Wind Sun www.solar-electric.com may have batteries, DC breakers etc.
Dozens more online solar stores.
Amazon and Ebay have a lot of things but I wouldn't buy there anything important unless this is exactly the item I'm looking for.
I don't know what the suggestion of 16.6A controller was based on, given 10.7A total current of panels. With 20% safety margin it will be 13A controller, but they don't exist in 13A, so the closest one would be 15A, as written few posts earlier.
I'm relieved to hear that Solar Blvd agrees with me ;)
Still, have a good look at Grape 40A in Home Depot. At that price it's packed with features, and there is no punishment for bigger amps rating.
