Yet another Solar Install thread
I've read most of the numerous install threads related to the subject but wanted to start my own:B I'm in the beginning planning stages and want to start with panel selection so I'll just start by ...
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mena661 wrote:BFL13 wrote:If I can get that much flat with one panel, then I don't need another.
So in my case if I knew I wanted to replace 100AH a day, with panels lying flat, I would need 260w and I would get 112AH a day (in May at 49N)
Yeah, but it's difficult getting that much from one flat panel. 260W is a monster, 4ft x 5ft big and 45 lbs heavy. I wonder how many people here have single panel that big. And it is never flat on the roof - it has to be tilted few degrees, like the slope of trailer roof, to drain the water and sand. Tilt is good most of the time, even in Ca. But when it's tilted "to the wrong side", you are getting less. And when it's winter but still warm and you want to go camping, you are getting a lot less. Or there are clouds, or "marine layer", or whatever...
