Robust 60 cell panel for Toyhauler?
I’m looking to buy six 24 volt 60 cell panels for my toyhauler project. I’d like to get a structurally robust panel that can take the beating of a mobile application. Of course I’d like the highest...
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So I decided to go with the Kyocera 255 Poly’s over at NAWS.
I decided to hunt around for 4MM glass as HandyBob had mentioned to me but with no luck. It appears the 3.2MM glass has become somewhat of a standard between the manufacturers. I spoke with a tech over at Kyocera and he mentioned that panels have become a commodity and all the manufacturers are buying the glass from the same manufacturer.
As for the frame the Kyocera has the two panel stabilizer bars at equal spacing supporting the module assembly. I felt that would help stiffen the panels load wise and strengthen the frame diagonally. Once I start the installation I’ll post some pics. I’m going to use 6063 sharp corner aluminum channel that fits inside each other and pins at each end to provide the tilting.
The Kyocera tech also mentioned the panels would most likely push 260 due to the way they rate their panels.
Cee
So I decided to go with the Kyocera 255 Poly’s over at NAWS.
I decided to hunt around for 4MM glass as HandyBob had mentioned to me but with no luck. It appears the 3.2MM glass has become somewhat of a standard between the manufacturers. I spoke with a tech over at Kyocera and he mentioned that panels have become a commodity and all the manufacturers are buying the glass from the same manufacturer.
As for the frame the Kyocera has the two panel stabilizer bars at equal spacing supporting the module assembly. I felt that would help stiffen the panels load wise and strengthen the frame diagonally. Once I start the installation I’ll post some pics. I’m going to use 6063 sharp corner aluminum channel that fits inside each other and pins at each end to provide the tilting.
The Kyocera tech also mentioned the panels would most likely push 260 due to the way they rate their panels.
Cee
