Solar port
Son in law has a Jayco that was wondering if you can use the solar plug on the side of a TT to plug a battery maintainer in? They have the same type plug.
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Almot wrote:
Er... RC... those are "4.6 dollars per watt", not 4.6 cents/watt.
Overpriced, yes. Like all RV industry, big news. I believe 12V panels now go from $0.90/w, or about $1.50/w for a complete DIY portable kit.
With solar suitcase like Renogy (not just a kit) you pay premium for convenience of a suitcase. Many people are lazy, or not handy enough or can't figure out basic DC layout, so they want a turn-key solution.
OP - as long as those thin wires go where you want them, and your "maintainer" is low-amp enough for these wires, you're good to go. Get your multimeter and check everything yourself. You can't trust RV manufactuers and dealers. Quality control of these barns on wheels is not anywhere near standards of car industry.
Oooops........corrected but still made the point. I was only half awake when I had that brainfart;)
All of the ports the RV manufacturers install are geared towards a suitcase style setup, and all the ones I listed are essentially that. I am with you on costs for hard mounted panels. The point was you do not have to pay over $4.00 per watt to use what the RV manufacturer wants you to use, as I guarantee they have some financial gain for installing that specific solar distributors connector, which is nothing more than a half a$$ed attempt at making it proprietary.
I'll continue going through life negative as per Soundguy, especially when I can spend hundreds less to get the exact same results contrary to what the RV Industry leads one to believe.
