Install solar on a hybrid trailer
I want to install solar in my trailer. For now it will be a portable setup so I can move the panels around but I may eventually mount one or two panels to the roof at some point. I will start with o...
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We installed solar on our Jayfeather 23J Hybrid this spring. All in all a successful project.
We used Renogy panels (2 mono 100w panels). I picked up a MPPT Tracer 20amp charge controller (possibly overkill, but works great). We mounted the panels using renogy hardware; mounted them near the front right corner of the roof.
The biggest challenge was with batteries. I could not easily put a second battery on the trailer tongue. We ended up putting the 2 batteries (new 100 AH AGM's) in a compartment near the front. Got the charge controller and a inverter placed in the same compartment.
I did put a couple of cut-off switches for the panels and the batteries in there as well.
Anyway our trips and tests so far have been working our well. You can do definitely do solar on a hybrid.
We installed solar on our Jayfeather 23J Hybrid this spring. All in all a successful project.
We used Renogy panels (2 mono 100w panels). I picked up a MPPT Tracer 20amp charge controller (possibly overkill, but works great). We mounted the panels using renogy hardware; mounted them near the front right corner of the roof.
The biggest challenge was with batteries. I could not easily put a second battery on the trailer tongue. We ended up putting the 2 batteries (new 100 AH AGM's) in a compartment near the front. Got the charge controller and a inverter placed in the same compartment.
I did put a couple of cut-off switches for the panels and the batteries in there as well.
Anyway our trips and tests so far have been working our well. You can do definitely do solar on a hybrid.
