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squidnapper
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Mar 12, 2018

Newmar Canyon Star 3610 Solar - adding to factory system

Hi there! We have a Newmar 3610 that came from Newmar with a 30A solar controller and a small 5W panel. I'm wondering how much solar I can add to this system without changing wire or controller, and...
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Ductape
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Mar 12, 2018
Something doesn't sound right, the little 5w is just for trickle maintaining the chassis battery and doesn't need a controller. If you have the factory solar installation then I would expect something like 2 or 4 x 100w panels plus the controller connected to house batteries.

What model is the controller? What gauge is the wire from the roof to the controller?

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