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Blazing_Zippers
Explorer II
Mar 24, 2014

solar powered refer fans

Has anyone placed a small solar panel on top of their rig and used them to power refer fans?

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  • Read the reviews,mostly poor.
    Added 3 fans and a thermo switch to mine for $15 - they use so little power most meters can't measure it.
    Good Luck, Mike
  • ah64id wrote:
    This is the one we use, the biggest reason is we try to park in the shade.

    http://www.amazon.com/Valterra-A10-2618VP-FridgeCool-Volt-Exhaust/dp/B002N5YDG2/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1395667371&sr=8-3&keywords=RV+fridge+fan#productDetails


    CLICKY :B
  • This is the one we use, the biggest reason is we try to park in the shade.

    http://www.amazon.com/Valterra-A10-2618VP-FridgeCool-Volt-Exhaust/dp/B002N5YDG2/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1395667371&sr=8-3&keywords=RV+fridge+fan#productDetails
  • Do you mean something like this?


    Dont waste your time with those, they are junk. I had bought them dirt cheap on ebay and they lasted maybe 5-6 months before the panels gave out on them.

    I mounted 2 large computer fans near the top of the stack, bought a small solar panel and have them wired to a switch and have been using them for quite a while now.

    I also have a 10watt panel wired to a vortex vent fan I turn on when its in the storage lot to pull out the hot air
  • I just installed a small fan, it draws next to nothing and has it's in temperature switches.
  • Better to put some panels up and use them to keep your house batteries topped off!

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