Critique proposed solar battery upgrade
Currently have a Jayco hybrid (Jayfeather 26L) but moving to a Denali 5th wheel in the spring (2012 DE324LBS). Currently have 4 Trojan T125’s with 600 watts of solar, with a Kisae 2000 watt pure sine...
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I'm no expert to be sure, but this blog seems to be pretty good regarding solar:
https://handybobsolar.wordpress.com/
He is big on heavy conductors from the panels to the controller so you don't lose what you've caught from the sun, and having the charge controller close to the batteries so it rreads battery voltage not panel voltage (negates drop in the wires)
I have about 200 watts of panels feeding 4 FLA 6v250 Ahr batteries through a 30 amp controller. I ran a 1500 watt inverter power the fridge in my garage for a month with no shore power at all. Last June while camping in Ocracoke NC (no hook ups) it ran lights, small 110v fridge in my popup a keurig coffe maker 6-10 cups of coffee a day, and charged our electronics (2 phones, 2 tablets, and a laptop)
I want to add the panels to my new rig when I get it, but I am afraid of drilling holes into a brand new roof... is there any trick way to mount them without drilling holes?
https://handybobsolar.wordpress.com/
He is big on heavy conductors from the panels to the controller so you don't lose what you've caught from the sun, and having the charge controller close to the batteries so it rreads battery voltage not panel voltage (negates drop in the wires)
I have about 200 watts of panels feeding 4 FLA 6v250 Ahr batteries through a 30 amp controller. I ran a 1500 watt inverter power the fridge in my garage for a month with no shore power at all. Last June while camping in Ocracoke NC (no hook ups) it ran lights, small 110v fridge in my popup a keurig coffe maker 6-10 cups of coffee a day, and charged our electronics (2 phones, 2 tablets, and a laptop)
I want to add the panels to my new rig when I get it, but I am afraid of drilling holes into a brand new roof... is there any trick way to mount them without drilling holes?
