Solar Panels
Hi, I'm interested in installing Solar Panels on my 1998 Holiday Rambler Endeavor soon. I'm wondering if this Solar Kit a great price and way to start my sustainable journey and also what will it ...
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smkettner wrote:
I would not even buy that for storage use only.
Get 80+ watts and a decent controller for best results.
If you expect the solar to recharge the battery while camping I think you need closer to 200+ watts or 50w to 100w per battery.
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Here are some panels to compare price.
This is what i just read from the website you thankfully provided.
Solar cells can either be poly-crystalline or mono-crystalline, poly meaning many and mono meaning one. Generally speaking, a mono-crystalline solar cell is more efficient by giving off more wattage when the sun hits the cell. As an example, a 100W panel using mono-crystalline solar cells gives off 96W while a poly-crystalline gives off only 93W. The lower wattage is due to losses through wiring and the inverter. The tradeoff for this greater efficiency is that mono-crystalline solar cells tend to be more expensive.
So why would anyone buy "Poly-crystalline" if i'm reading that "Mono-crystalline" in the end will save us more money?
