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Cigs or no cigs...pick my panels

Ruffroads

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Hey all, been researching myself into a black hole and struggling to come up with the best solution.

CIGS are awesome but i'm only finding the Rich Solar 80w panels that output 4 amps. I was a little discourgaed when I saw they were 20v not 12v.

The perfect scenario would be Renogy's old 160w panels, 2 of them would fit and i'd be happy, but I really don't want to be replacing the panels every year or so.

I'd love all your thoughts!

Here's what we're cooking with.

Off-road rig, roof top tent, pics below with dimensions. Based in Los Angeles in "The Valley" it gets cooking out here.

I've got a Renogy 30AMP DC-DC On-Board Battery Charger with MPPT that can handle Solar input up to: 400W, 30A, and 12-25v. Also a 100ah SOK Battery which handles the 30 amp charge rate.

Below is a photo of my actual rooftop tent with the available dimensions, The 40x50" section would require flexible panels while the 38x24" pocket could hold a rigid panel.
 

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