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Canadian_Rainbi
Oct 10, 2015Explorer
And to be realistic with the solar idea; Just over 1000 watts per square meter (10 square feet approx)is what the sun floods the earth with on an average sunlit day. Take a 40' Class A at 8'6" wide totally covered in solar panels, you get 340 square feet, or approximately 34 square meters = 34 KW BUT that is total solar energy. Solar panels manage at best 20% of that. Now you're down to 680 watts. Less than one horsepower. Half what an electric toaster or frying pan or kettle use.
We have 420 watts (Nominal) of solar panels and couldn't manage without propane for the fridge, cooking and heat. AC? crank up the "quiet" diesel 7.5 KW gen.
We have 420 watts (Nominal) of solar panels and couldn't manage without propane for the fridge, cooking and heat. AC? crank up the "quiet" diesel 7.5 KW gen.
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