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    installing a 100W panel

    2018 Forest River Forester - 32' ModEL 3051 It now has a EPEVER 30A MPPT -- https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0811F75H3/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o09_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1 Yes Well, its a new RV so it has the newer type which is suppossed to last (dunno the name) Through the fridge vent...
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    installing a 100W panel

    Greetings Folks, I have one 100W solar panel on the roof of my RV and I am going to install a 100W solar panel and just tie it in parallel. So since I have never done anything like this before any special advice is certainly welcome. *** Do I install the new one along side of it or in front...
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    Adding another solar panel

    I bought this one - https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0811F75H3/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1 A possible change of plans though, I think I'm gonna remove my existing "Go Power 100W solar panel" and replace it with this 200W panel, that is if the connections are the same...
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    Adding another solar panel

    Thanks HRTKD
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    Adding another solar panel

    Hello Folks I have one Go Power 100W solar panel on my RV so is it safe to use a different manufactures solar panel along with existing panel? My solar panel = GoPower 100W Future install = HQST 100w
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    AGM Battery (Group 31)

    Hedges, Thanks for the link as I will call them tomorrow morning when they open and ask them a bajillion questions, LOL :) I bought this charger which is small but has pretty good reviews and is made for AGM batteries...
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    AGM Battery (Group 31)

    Hedges, Thanks, my RV fridge has an auto function which allows it to run off of the RV battery with propane or 120AC when I choose to use shore power. Could you recommend me a MPPT controller? Also my Go Power controller just has two inputs and no output terminals as opposed to a MPPT which...
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    AGM Battery (Group 31)

    Thanks Hedges, In my 32' RV I have 3 LED monitors but me and my family dont watch TV or DVDs when camping but once in a while if we camp at a RV park they will have a cable connection and I will use it to watch their TV channels other than that we dont care cause usually at night we sit around a...
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    AGM Battery (Group 31)

    Hello Folks I am a newbie with Solar systems and its related equipment so let me get that out of the way. I bought a new 2018 Forest River class- C two years ago and I had a 100W Go Powers Solar system installed in it. So my rig is very vanilla as I currently have just one solar panel and two...
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    Fresh meat reporting in :)

    Hahaha, aint that the truth...
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    Fresh meat reporting in :)

    Greetings Everyone, Just joined and I thought I would join in on the madness :) Got a new Class-C in 2018 and had a 100W Solar system installed and just last week I had to take out the two cheap batteries that Forest River put in and so I got two 12V AGM batteries. So after doing some research...
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