StirCrazy wrote:
SJ-Chris wrote:
I'm curious to know hoHi All,
- When was the work done? 2016
- What state was the work done in? BC, Canada
- What type/year RV, trailer, etc? 2016 cougar 330rbk
- What type of roof do you have? epdm
- What type of panels (if you know) and the voltage? go power 12v
- How many panels and total Wattage? 3 panels 480 watts
- Were your panels mounted in parallel or in series? parallel
- What type of solar charge controller? pwm
- Did they also add an Inverter? yes
- size (AH) and type of your battery bank 440AH from four 6V batteries
You can give the total price and/or a total breakdown on cost if you want.
I am not sure on the actual price I paided as it was worked into the deal but I can say now it was to much it was around 5000 list price for the system (panels, inverter, new charger, solar controler and instalation) I proabaly paid a little under that. it was my first venture into solar and to be honest I don't think I would pay some one to install it again. I do plan on upgrading to a MPPT controler and changing the 180 watt 12v panels out to 350 watt 24V panels, but I'll do that myself.
Happy Camping!
Chris
Thanks for the info! Sounds like a nice system that provides you with some good, quiet, free power.
I recently did an experiment with PWM vs MPPT and I noticed a 20-25% increase in amps going to the batteries. That would likely be an easy swap for you if you needed 20-25% more AHs. And if you needed just a little more you could add another 12v panel in parallel (if you have roof space). That might be the easiest and least expensive way for you to increase your solar output. Good luck!
-Chris
