ersatzknarf
lost, but making time
Some good reading and reference here: https://handybobsolar.wordpress.com/
I'd like to use a LG 300w residential panel for my sprinter camper; advice?
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More than likely you don't. But what you will need with this good generic setup is a proper wiring job. I'm seeing excellent results from a similarly-spec'd system using 10ga copper stranded from the panel to the camp trailer exterior wall, then #8 AWG marine cable to the charge controller then on to the battery. The controller is less than a two-foot wire run from the battery.
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More than likely you don't. But what you will need with this good generic setup is a proper wiring job. I'm seeing excellent results from a similarly-spec'd system using 10ga copper stranded from the panel to the camp trailer exterior wall, then #8 AWG marine cable to the charge controller then on to the battery. The controller is less than a two-foot wire run from the battery.
robgendreau
Explorer
I dunno.
I prefer at some some solar that is NOT affixed permanently to the vehicle. I use a 100W in a frame. My RVing buddies all have higher power needs (solar, not 12 step) and use a couple of fixed panels as well as 120 watt portable (as in a Grape solar with a stand, not one of those uber pricey panels marketed as portable.
But we camp in the desert a lot and want the rigs in shade, the panels in the sun. And to use them for other stuff. YMMV. It's pretty easy to rig once you've got solar; just another set of controllers and a hacked extension cord.
I prefer at some some solar that is NOT affixed permanently to the vehicle. I use a 100W in a frame. My RVing buddies all have higher power needs (solar, not 12 step) and use a couple of fixed panels as well as 120 watt portable (as in a Grape solar with a stand, not one of those uber pricey panels marketed as portable.
But we camp in the desert a lot and want the rigs in shade, the panels in the sun. And to use them for other stuff. YMMV. It's pretty easy to rig once you've got solar; just another set of controllers and a hacked extension cord.
shade
Well-known member
Welcome to ExPo! ?
This thread is about five years old, and there have been improvements in equipment since then. What is it you want to do?
Also, you may want to start a new thread.