Newbee help 400 Watt Solar setup help
I have a 2003 WInnebego Brave 36M, got for a deal..lol. Needs 6 new tires...found out it had the window leak curse, previous owners hit something, then it developed a crack on the passenger side which...
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I'd look for a anl fuse holder and anl fuse.
Mppt is not necessary until you climb over 1000watts system. The reviews on Renogy controllers are terrible. You're doing the right thing with samlex and trojan don't skimp on the controller look to morningstar the best.
The number one thing in solar if you ignore all of everyones advice. DO NOT skimp on WIRING. IF all you have is the cheapest everything blow the rest of the money on wiring. DC voltage Drop is the reason solar doesn't work for most people and are nothing but a glorified trickle charger.
I'm running a 300w system that has 0 gauge and larger wiring straight to the panels. 6 is way to small. Think battery cable size on everything to the inverter after that AC voltage drop is of no concern.
I bought welding cable and ends that I crimped and soldered my own cables. Its really easy and if you dont want to buy a crimper just smash the ends in a vise works just fine.
AGM are great if you need the batteries in the coach, but you will need a programmable controller again morningstar. they have different charging requirements then flooded.
your gonna love the solar. I ended up turning off my converter don't need it anymore and for power hogs like air and microwave i use genset or shore.
Mppt is not necessary until you climb over 1000watts system. The reviews on Renogy controllers are terrible. You're doing the right thing with samlex and trojan don't skimp on the controller look to morningstar the best.
The number one thing in solar if you ignore all of everyones advice. DO NOT skimp on WIRING. IF all you have is the cheapest everything blow the rest of the money on wiring. DC voltage Drop is the reason solar doesn't work for most people and are nothing but a glorified trickle charger.
I'm running a 300w system that has 0 gauge and larger wiring straight to the panels. 6 is way to small. Think battery cable size on everything to the inverter after that AC voltage drop is of no concern.
I bought welding cable and ends that I crimped and soldered my own cables. Its really easy and if you dont want to buy a crimper just smash the ends in a vise works just fine.
AGM are great if you need the batteries in the coach, but you will need a programmable controller again morningstar. they have different charging requirements then flooded.
your gonna love the solar. I ended up turning off my converter don't need it anymore and for power hogs like air and microwave i use genset or shore.
