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bkenobi
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May 18, 2017

Solar panels/controller advice

I am new to TC but have quickly realized that even at minimal spring time usage, battery life is something to be careful of. Everyone I talk to says a generator is the way to go (and maybe it is), but I also hear some say that solar solves most power issues outside of A/C or running a 110V appliance. I've read Pianotuna's thread and it explains a lot about batteries and solar power that I wasn't aware of.

https://freecampsites.net/adding-solar/

I'm wondering if there are any preconfigured systems that people have used on their TC's and are happy with. Based on the article, I was leaning towards getting 1 panel and a 40A controller. The panel selection would probably lean towards a flexible one that would not require mounting hardware so I can avoid extra penetrations into the NL fiberglass shell. Thoughts? Links? Pictures? Other threads I should read?

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