Setting up my solar system
I'm in the planning stages of adding solar to my travel trailer. I currently have a battery bank of two 6V flooded lead acid GC batteries in series that is 215 Ah 12 volts. I am planning on adding ...
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bpounds wrote:
Looks great. I'm a bit jealous of how much space you've got to work with. But I do like having my roof vents too.
I used the same Renogy Zee clips. They seemed fine to me, but the one downside I saw was that it is pretty much impossible to remove a panel from the clips. Can't get to the bolts. Or, you have to pull them up from the roof and tear through the Dicor. If I do have to remove a panel, I won't do either of those. I will just saw through the clips, leaving the lower 'L' portion at the roof, and improvise a different upper portion. Assuming the new panel was the exact same width. It's enough of a long shot idea that I didn't put too much worry on it.
I do definitely wish I had an extra roof vent up front... But at least I've got the extra space for panels!
These weren't Renogy brackets; they were some offbrand off of Amazon. But I'm sure it's all the same, just branded differently. I drilled the holes in the panel in such a way that the bolt heads are against the side of the aluminum frame, so that you only need one wrench to remove the bolt and reattach it. I'm quite certain it will still be a giant pain in the ass, but it will be doable without having to remove the bracket from the roof itself.
