Solar for Northern Lite 811 ???? Pictures?
Have been considering installing solar on my new to me NL 811. Has anyone done this? If so,do you have pictures of where you put panels? Looking at the roof of the 811 I am wondering how it could be ...
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A friend in Nova Scotia installed two 100 W panels end to end down one side of the roof using the edge for the "stong" attachment... and he used the expanding Hollow Wall Anchors (actual name to look for) to attach the panels toward the middle of the roof. He slathered sealant around all bolts and screws before tightening. If you have a fridge vent... use it to channel the wiring... they adapters work very well.
Jim, Bigfootford, made an essential suggestion... card board templets of actual PVSolar panels that you are considering... try them all over the roof.
If possible mount your PVSolar panels on the side toward the center of the road (We have trucks with right hand steering on our TC forum... so drivers side is toward the center of the road) Why? Their are many more opportunities to hit low branches, etc on the side of the road.
Horizontal PVSolar panels always work... not as well as tilting. I compensated... I just added more horizontal panels.
I would never suggest that PVSolar panels be mounted on the verticle sides of your camper or other RV's... when your camper is parked at a museum, or at a boat ramp... or even a State Fair... or Capital Building... or you are just traveling down the road... you want to have that expensive solar working for you...get every minute of available sun on the solar cells and into the battery cells
This is a fact: There will be many times that you won't use your PVSolar panels or your generator if you have to set them up... you'll get by without them. Sun ready PVSolar panels and built in generators are a welcome luxury.
Jim, Bigfootford, made an essential suggestion... card board templets of actual PVSolar panels that you are considering... try them all over the roof.
If possible mount your PVSolar panels on the side toward the center of the road (We have trucks with right hand steering on our TC forum... so drivers side is toward the center of the road) Why? Their are many more opportunities to hit low branches, etc on the side of the road.
Horizontal PVSolar panels always work... not as well as tilting. I compensated... I just added more horizontal panels.
I would never suggest that PVSolar panels be mounted on the verticle sides of your camper or other RV's... when your camper is parked at a museum, or at a boat ramp... or even a State Fair... or Capital Building... or you are just traveling down the road... you want to have that expensive solar working for you...get every minute of available sun on the solar cells and into the battery cells
This is a fact: There will be many times that you won't use your PVSolar panels or your generator if you have to set them up... you'll get by without them. Sun ready PVSolar panels and built in generators are a welcome luxury.
