20w coleman solar panel

westend wrote:

Eyetattoo wrote:

Zacvv wrote:
Thats a good thing to hear i was starting to feel like i may have made a bad purchase. How much do you use your 12v system and for what things?
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We power our sound system during the day and usually a 21 inch LED TV. At night the TV and lights get used. I used to run the generator for 6-8 hours a day, now roughly 4 hours. I do plan on adding 1 more 20w panel so it can keep up a little better.

There is no possible way that a 20W solar module will equate with two hours of generator run time even with the smallest RV converter. You are either running the generator too long or have misjudged the amount of charge the module can deliver.

If can you state how many AH's you are using in a day, I'll retract my previous statement.

No I cant state my actual AH's, don't know how to calculate it, but I have no reason to lie. Maybe its because we camp at Pismo where we get a good 10 hours of sunlight, who knows. All I know is that the 20w panel does a great job for our usage. Once I convert to LED lights and the temps rise(which means no need to run the heater at night) at the beach I might not need to run the generator at all. I still want to add one more panel just for good measure though.