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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westend wrote:
One issue you're going to have with mounting any module on your roof is the carrier you have on there and shading. Even with nothing on the roof rack, if the modules are below the rack, a shade line will be crossing the cells and that shade line is going to be a thief of your harvest.
I'd suggest to do your audit and see how many amp hours/day you'll need. I'm thinking one large module will be enough to charge back fully in a morning.
If you look at my first post, and look at my roof rack, it is not your common "U" shape design that the side railings would be sticking up and casting shadows, it's basically an inverted "U"
The top platform has no sides.
And the flooring is made of a wire mesh that you can walk on so no shadows except maybe at sunrise/sunset if I have a kayak/canoe on the other side.
But yes I will do the audit.
