General RV Solar Questions?
I'm planning to add a couple of new high end Kyocera 140 panels and build up a new system out of them. Currenly I have what my old 95' Squire 400 came with which is a substandard and smaller panel wi...
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Lexicon7 wrote:
Dog, I appreciate hearing that because oddly, I'm going on what I have read from Handy Bob and other research reading, a gut feeling and my endless quest for quality in everything I purchase! When it comes to technical things I think this intensifies. I should be set up quite well as some posts have also indicated with dual 140's and either 2 12V batts or one in the system and one to switch out on "stand by."
I am too inexperienced to make the determination about batts yet, just that I know I'd like to have 2 with me in any config..
Approximate rule of thumb, 1 to 1.5 watts of solar panel, for every amp hour of battery capacity. Example: 225 Amp hours of battery capacity, go with a pair of 120 watt solar panels for 240 watts.
