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DesertMax
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May 30, 2016

Solar Panels - The Good, the Bad and the Cheap!

Hi Guys, I've been getting a lot of help from the knowledgeable staff and members here at RV net and wanted in this post to focus on one thing only and that is the solar charger itself: that all impor...
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DesertMax
Explorer
May 30, 2016
The one last thing I still don't find a lot of direct answers to is just the matching?

Do I have this correct?? Batts must be matched ie: AGM batts in the same system with tire store "cranking amps" junk car batts a big no no..?

and in terms of panels? say I had my rig towing a 20 foot cargo trailer and I wanted to fill the roof with panels.
Can I just use the roof space any way I want with different sizes and shapes like a big electrical puzzle???

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