Solar Panels

edcooke wrote:
I have a factory installed 100 watt solar panel on my Artic Fox fifth wheel and would like to add another 100 watt panel. The manufacture tell me the solar charger will handle another 100 watt panel. The wiring to the batteries is adequate for two panels. The output voltage on the current panel is about 16 volts.

Do I just buy another 100 watt panel with the same output voltage and hook it up in parallel to the existing panel?

Any advise on how to do this would be helpful!

Thanks

I worked on someone's rig who had been told the same thing, and in fact the dealer installed the panel for him. He had 225 watts on the roof and a 10 amp controller. Couldn't figure out why it wouldn't charge.

I don't trust what anyone tells me unless they show me at the same time and it makes sense to me. If what they say is true, sure, just add another 12v nominal panel and wire it to the other one in parallel (positive to positive, negative to negative). But I'd verify what they said first. Get the controller make and model, then the wire size and estimate the wire length. Post it here, you'll get plenty of suggestions.