Wanting to increase our solar
When we bought our Airstream Flying Cloud 23FB last year, we had the dealer add the Airstream solar option. That was a single 80 watt (6.67 amps) solar panel mounted on the roof. It is really nice, an...
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Bobbo wrote:
All of my information is from Airstream brochures. The brochure says the panel is an 80 watt panel, so I just divided 80 watts by 12v to get 6.67 amps. I don't currently know the brands of the panel or the controller. I am going to be in that compartment in a few weeks when I install a 200 amp latching disconnect relay between the battery and the inverter. (I am tired of going outside to use my Blue Sea disconnect.) When I am in there, I can get the controller information. I will have to grab a ladder and go up on the roof to find out what panel I have. It will be a few weeks before I am able to retrieve all of that information, so we can let this thread lie for a while. I will be studying in the meantime.
OK, now you know your way of getting the amps is wrong.
You can put your own eyes on what controller you have, and report that. You will not be able to see the panel label with its specs if it is mounted on the roof. You could get an idea of what it can do if you have an ammeter and are in full sun (as much as you can be with it flat and your latitude and time of year)
Thing is, the answer is still yes. You can have more solar. Just a matter of the details.
