Zamp 200w portable panels
I bought a 200w portable solar panel by Zamp and brought it with me to The New Hampshire State Championships Cowboy Shoot this weekend. Of course it rained for 4 days and there was zero sun but on ...
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Roy, thanks. The most I've seen from the panels is 10 amps (max is supposed to be 11.4). I've run some tests, the latest was a 24 hour period where I had only about 30ish ah of charge yesterday because of both the weather and the fact that where my camper is parked I can't get at a whole day's worth of sun. So I ran it all day with what I would consider my normal load. Then I went in at 11pm and measured my voltage, it was somewhere around 12.5v. I turned on my 12v CPAP and let it run all night. 9am voltage was like 12.48v.
Next will be the same test with another day of charging/load to see what my voltage recovers to...if at all. Fun stuff.
I also think that at some point this summer I'm going to run about 30' of 4awg and put a Zamp plug at the rear of my camper. That will be 2/3rd's less loss than I get with my 10 awg 15' extension and give me more range with my panels.
Lastly I am seriously thinking of getting an inverter and installing two outlets...one by the entertainment center and one on the kitchen island.
Next will be the same test with another day of charging/load to see what my voltage recovers to...if at all. Fun stuff.
I also think that at some point this summer I'm going to run about 30' of 4awg and put a Zamp plug at the rear of my camper. That will be 2/3rd's less loss than I get with my 10 awg 15' extension and give me more range with my panels.
Lastly I am seriously thinking of getting an inverter and installing two outlets...one by the entertainment center and one on the kitchen island.
