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Almot
Jul 03, 2016Explorer III
westend wrote:
An owner can get around paying retail cost of mounting brackets by buying lengths of aluminum angle and cutting to desired length. Holes will be needed so a drill is required.
x2. Few pieces of aluminum angle is all it takes. Tilting has TAD lost its charm after prices dropped. It's easy enough to buy enough wattage and mount flat.
Shops don't have any good mounts for RV panels. For a small panel these Smart Feet will do.
Note that $7.60 is per item, you'll need 4 or 6 of them. Basically, this "smart foot" is nothing more than 2 pieces of alum angle with holes. For $7 you could buy quite a long piece of angle and cut it with a hack saw. I don't like their height-adjustment slot, the panel could slide down with time. It's better to measure and drill this hole yourself, at the proper height, one round hole instead of a slot.
100W panel is small enough to use as a portable, just lean it against trailer tongue. I prefer permanent panels on the roof though.
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