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CJW8
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Jun 20, 2015

Doing Solar Again

I sold my toy hauler and bought a new one. I kept the Rogue 3024 charge controller and put in a Xantrex C35 that I had. It will do just fine for the new owner. Now I need about 400 watts of panels and cabling. One issue I'll have to deal with is getting the cable from the roof to the controller. The refer is in a slide so using the refer vent is not an option. Any Ideas? I am going try and go with tilting panels this time but the tilt brackets are about $80 a set so I'd like to go with 2-200 watt panels. Most long camping trips are done in the winter so tilting should give best production. I believe my Rogue can handle 24 volt panels with 12 volt batteries so I am looking for 24 volt panels so I can use smaller wire. Any ideas?

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    Muddydogs
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    Jun 20, 2015
    While I have not helped with the install yet my buddy wants to put solar on his trailer, his fridge vent is on the side as well. From what I have looked at so far I'm thinking of running the line down the fridge vent then drilling a hole in the bottom of the fridge frame area to pass the wires into the water heater compartment then another hole in this compartment to get the wires under the trailer. Its either do this, drill a hole in the roof to get the wires into a front bedroom closet or run about 30 extra feet of wire and use the black tank air vent. Shortest route is the hole in the roof for about 20 feet of cable, fridge vent will take about 30 feet of cable and vent run will be around 50 feet since its the opposite direction from where we need to be.

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