Planning solar system for 1995 Fleetwood Southwind
Hello, I am looking for information about adding solar system to 1995 Fleetwood Southwind. House batteries are 2 12 V. Rebecca
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First thing is to decide what you are trying to accomplish with solar.
If you are thinking of running the air/con or other heavy long duration loads the same as if you were plugged into shore power, that's a tall order for solar.
Solar works well if you want to camp without moving for multiple days and only use a few small loads (lights, water pump, maybe an hour or two of TV, etc...). With a proper inverter, you can get away with a microwave for a few minutes to heat something up. Once you start trying to do more, a solar system starts to become impractical if not technically impossible.
If you are thinking of running the air/con or other heavy long duration loads the same as if you were plugged into shore power, that's a tall order for solar.
Solar works well if you want to camp without moving for multiple days and only use a few small loads (lights, water pump, maybe an hour or two of TV, etc...). With a proper inverter, you can get away with a microwave for a few minutes to heat something up. Once you start trying to do more, a solar system starts to become impractical if not technically impossible.
