How much solar to stick on a 22-24 foot "C"?
I am looking at class "C" rigs, but at best, they might have 100 watts on a panel. Realistically, for a shorter "C", how many watts should I be expecting to shoot for, on the roof? The battery bank ...
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To equalize, the battery needs to be charged "close" to Full first. And then you need to have enough sun/current to keep it at ~15V for an hour or two.
Max current that the panel can generate, is only as important as the above two conditions. When battery is near full, you don't need a lot of current but to bring it to this point you either need a lot of current OR your daily energy use has to be low, so that you wouldn't have to replace a whole lot of energy before starting the EQ.
While on solar, often you either can't charge it fully until later in the day, or the weather conditions are not stable enough to maintain high EQ voltage for long.
Max current that the panel can generate, is only as important as the above two conditions. When battery is near full, you don't need a lot of current but to bring it to this point you either need a lot of current OR your daily energy use has to be low, so that you wouldn't have to replace a whole lot of energy before starting the EQ.
While on solar, often you either can't charge it fully until later in the day, or the weather conditions are not stable enough to maintain high EQ voltage for long.
