Getting there.... Last weekend I wouldn't have been able to roll it down the road, had everything roughed in, but not done. This weekend, getting closer. Can't work on it tomorrow of course because of mom's day, but at least if I have to I can take it out now.
Still a lot of little things to do...clean up wiring, mount the inverter and solar control panels, run permanent 12v to the awning, tie the inverter into the 110v panel, add a stereo, swap out the outside 500w halogens for LEDs, and a bunch of other little stuff. Take it easy on my work so far, it's not done...
Awning's done except for running a permanent 12v line and in/out switch... A lot of drilling into the side of my trailer, pucker factor 10....
Had a custom box made for 3 of my 145ah AGM batteries, and a riser for the inverter and solar controller. Heavy, heavy box even for aluminum, it's tig-welded 3/16ths diamond plate, then cut to fit the trailer side vent. Lagged into 2 studs and the floor. I have a much smaller, matching diamond plate box I had made for the control panels--not mounted yet. The connector on the end is for a variety of things, jump starting dead quads, or last trip out, the solar put out so much charge I ran jumper cables over to my buddy's TT and kept him charged on a 5-day dry camp.
Solar's done - it's a little harder than it looks since you can't really get up on these trailer roofs. RVs, no problem.
And of course, all the solar and inverter has a purpose.. to keep my beverage fridge and icemaker going....
Still a lot of little things to do...clean up wiring, mount the inverter and solar control panels, run permanent 12v to the awning, tie the inverter into the 110v panel, add a stereo, swap out the outside 500w halogens for LEDs, and a bunch of other little stuff. Take it easy on my work so far, it's not done...
Awning's done except for running a permanent 12v line and in/out switch... A lot of drilling into the side of my trailer, pucker factor 10....
Had a custom box made for 3 of my 145ah AGM batteries, and a riser for the inverter and solar controller. Heavy, heavy box even for aluminum, it's tig-welded 3/16ths diamond plate, then cut to fit the trailer side vent. Lagged into 2 studs and the floor. I have a much smaller, matching diamond plate box I had made for the control panels--not mounted yet. The connector on the end is for a variety of things, jump starting dead quads, or last trip out, the solar put out so much charge I ran jumper cables over to my buddy's TT and kept him charged on a 5-day dry camp.
Solar's done - it's a little harder than it looks since you can't really get up on these trailer roofs. RVs, no problem.
And of course, all the solar and inverter has a purpose.. to keep my beverage fridge and icemaker going....
