Planning Solar Panels
Hi everyone, I'm working on my very first DIY camper conversion, using a 2010 extended Ford E250. I was looking at solar panels yesterday, I was going to make the move eventually but maybe soone...
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grizzzman wrote:
Well "To the door" price of 495.00 for three 160 watt mono panels would go a long ways towards having a bigger system wouldn't it?
And so would 2*250W including shipping from Solar Blvd - for "most" people. The OP is in Canada, so he'll have to either buy local or pay higher prices.
From all the previous threads on this enormous project by Evy, I have a feeling that he will do what he has already decided to do.
One thing to avoid is mismatched panels (=lost wattage). He wants 24V on the side + 2*12V on the roof. No matter whether he wires it all in series or 2*12V in parallel with 24V, there is a good chance of mismatching, and he will still have to buy MPPT (or go for 24V bank).
I would rather installed another 285W (in addition to one on the side) - in the lower part of the drawing, don't know whether it's front or rear.
