160-watt solar battery charger? Opinions?
Good day all, Looking at a used Coach House 271XL on the E-450 chassis. It has two 6-volt house batteries, 1,000 watt inverter, 4.0kw Onan. I can add a 160-watt solar battery charger as a factory ins...
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He's probably gone now. Only wanted to know whether 160W could keep batteries topped up. With what loads, for how many days - hey, who knows....
Without knowing what, where and how long, there is no way to tell whether 160W could. It's better to err on the higher side.
Magicbus - I would think that Class C has a little more room than 160W. Even if it's just 80-100W more. Everything helps a little.
I think they still install those tiny 50W panels on big rigs, glued on top of A/C cover. It would only maintain batteries in storage, but you can tell prospective customers that RV comes with a solar option :)
Without knowing what, where and how long, there is no way to tell whether 160W could. It's better to err on the higher side.
Magicbus - I would think that Class C has a little more room than 160W. Even if it's just 80-100W more. Everything helps a little.
I think they still install those tiny 50W panels on big rigs, glued on top of A/C cover. It would only maintain batteries in storage, but you can tell prospective customers that RV comes with a solar option :)
