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BFL13
Aug 09, 2018Explorer II
This was how I mounted the flopper on the roof for the summer when at a seasonal site, trailer rear pointing South. I used the single whip to operate it and the two clamps to hold it in place when flat so it would not flop. I only moved it three times a day:
-after sunset to flop Eastwards
-late morning to be flat-tilted South
-early afternoon to flop Westwards
That gave us sufficient AH haul with the 130w panel for our approx. daily 70AH usage. Only needed generator charging once in a while when it got cloudy for a few days in a row--not often in the summer.
Next year I built the twirler ground mounted as seen in the earlier photo.
-after sunset to flop Eastwards
-late morning to be flat-tilted South
-early afternoon to flop Westwards
That gave us sufficient AH haul with the 130w panel for our approx. daily 70AH usage. Only needed generator charging once in a while when it got cloudy for a few days in a row--not often in the summer.
Next year I built the twirler ground mounted as seen in the earlier photo.
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