Advise on Solar Mounts ....
We scored three 250w solar panels in exchange for some work. This is great as this is how we like to pay for things. Before you get all jiggy on that I'll tell you that Cat is an Electrical Enginee...
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Snowman9000 wrote:
Solar panels are not flying off RV roofs. Don't overthink it. The airflow over the top is not hugging the roof.
When you say strap it to the AC, I am not following. The AC shell is flimsy ABS plastic. Anything that pulls on it will pull it apart.
Correct on both points. Tying anything to A/C cover doesn't sound like a solution. There are slots in the metal tray of A/C, but I don't think this should be done either. There is no need if you attach the brackets well.
Panels are not flying off RV roofs if properly mounted. Proper mounting implies having rigid enough metal and big enough footprint on each bracket, with at least 12 #10 screws total per 250W panel. Store-bought brackets are rarely big, considering 250W panels, and material is either 1/16 steel or 1/8" aluminum, a lot of flex. 250W panel is a monster. Good luck with those cheap brackets that they have ordered.
Good off the shelf solutions don't exist not because solar on RV is "still a new thing" - older posts on the list of installs here date back to early 2000s - but because manufacturers don't design RV for solar. They don't know how and don't care to. There are no after-market products that would just click in place.
