Solar Kit Companies
Plan to purchase a solar portable kit, will fit our needs the best. Looking at kits from 100-200 watts in size. Many companies and options. Seeking pros and cons about the different companies and p...
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Unless the kit is exactly what you want I would tend to build my own from components I choose. Panels are generic commodity. Wire is rarely the correct length. Kits often have the lowest cost controller.
Some kits have the controller mounted on the panel. I think this is a bad idea unless the panels are very close to the RV batteries. If you want to run the portables 30+ feet out to catch the sun while you sit in the shade your charging voltage will suffer. Far better to have the controller near the batteries.
Unless the kit is exactly what you want I would tend to build my own from components I choose. Panels are generic commodity. Wire is rarely the correct length. Kits often have the lowest cost controller.
Some kits have the controller mounted on the panel. I think this is a bad idea unless the panels are very close to the RV batteries. If you want to run the portables 30+ feet out to catch the sun while you sit in the shade your charging voltage will suffer. Far better to have the controller near the batteries.
