Solar - Upgrade or replace outright?
The new-to-us coach has a small solar panel system. I would like to upgrade it to the point where I could reasonably hope to capture 50 or 60 amp-hours per day in light conditions that are less than ...
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It depends how accurate your AH need figures are. I got 56AH a day at 49.3N in May with a 130w panel lying flat on sunny days. Your 100w total system would almost do that now at that place at that time of year.
My first solar controller was an ASC 16 amper. It did a good job although it is a "shunt" type which shuts on and off once it starts controlling , instead of the more modern "series" type which holds the voltage while amps taper.
You have all sorts of options here to add to your system, including keeping what you have and adding another panel and a second controller (about $15) on eBay and paralleling the new controller and the ASC on the battery bank to get more AH per day.
Or you could start over with all new gear.
My first solar controller was an ASC 16 amper. It did a good job although it is a "shunt" type which shuts on and off once it starts controlling , instead of the more modern "series" type which holds the voltage while amps taper.
You have all sorts of options here to add to your system, including keeping what you have and adding another panel and a second controller (about $15) on eBay and paralleling the new controller and the ASC on the battery bank to get more AH per day.
Or you could start over with all new gear.
