Solar panels on a class C
Ok Iam new here but I have camped most of my life.I just bought a used 1989 Togoa Arrow.It had a deep cycle batter that is charged by the alternater.My question is this,if I add say a 120V solar panie...
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Just to be clear
Battery amp hours and panel watts are not the same thing
A 100w panel will supply about 5 amps charge in full sun or about 25 amp hrs per day charge
3 grp27 batteries will give you approx 150 AmpHrs usable power bring the batteries to 50 percent state of charge
It will take over 30 hours of full sun to recharge those batteries to full
It's how much power you use per day versus how much the solar panel can put back, most likely operating at a deficet each day, until the batteries get too low, should be OK for a long weekend, but not for a two weak trip
Battery amp hours and panel watts are not the same thing
A 100w panel will supply about 5 amps charge in full sun or about 25 amp hrs per day charge
3 grp27 batteries will give you approx 150 AmpHrs usable power bring the batteries to 50 percent state of charge
It will take over 30 hours of full sun to recharge those batteries to full
It's how much power you use per day versus how much the solar panel can put back, most likely operating at a deficet each day, until the batteries get too low, should be OK for a long weekend, but not for a two weak trip
