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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in our 95 Safari.. I switched the OEM system to the chassis batteries
Then bought panels for the house side
My Siemens panels are 15.7 volt
Anything you buy now will be at least 17+ volts and probably even higher
Tying them together won't work very well
And safari does make it...long wiring from roof vent to batteries
I put the charge controller in the compartment under the fridge
Then ran the charge wires backup and through the bottom of the closets to come out near the batteries
The only way to get the controller closer..would be in the closet or in the bedroom
Then bought panels for the house side
My Siemens panels are 15.7 volt
Anything you buy now will be at least 17+ volts and probably even higher
Tying them together won't work very well
And safari does make it...long wiring from roof vent to batteries
I put the charge controller in the compartment under the fridge
Then ran the charge wires backup and through the bottom of the closets to come out near the batteries
The only way to get the controller closer..would be in the closet or in the bedroom
