Hi,
As the title suggests, I have a question regarding my Jayco trailer's wiring and solar capacity. It came pre-wired for solar from the factory, and they used 8AWG wiring from the roof down to the battery compartment.
Of course, they don't give any real instructions on actually adding panels, etc. I currently have 400 watts of panels on the roof, but that's insufficient for my needs. When I called Jayco, they said their wiring can only handle 400 watts (2x200), which seems a bit low for 8awg wiring. I'm wondering if they were thinking about the solar port for plugging in a portable panel?
In any event, I'd like to increase to 1200 watts, and would be looking at a new MPPT controller, so the voltage isn't yet an issue with existing equipment. Would I need to run an additional set of cables to handle a total of 1200 (6x200) watts, or could I do them as a 3S2P configuration and use the existing 8awg wires?
Thanks!
John
As the title suggests, I have a question regarding my Jayco trailer's wiring and solar capacity. It came pre-wired for solar from the factory, and they used 8AWG wiring from the roof down to the battery compartment.
Of course, they don't give any real instructions on actually adding panels, etc. I currently have 400 watts of panels on the roof, but that's insufficient for my needs. When I called Jayco, they said their wiring can only handle 400 watts (2x200), which seems a bit low for 8awg wiring. I'm wondering if they were thinking about the solar port for plugging in a portable panel?
In any event, I'd like to increase to 1200 watts, and would be looking at a new MPPT controller, so the voltage isn't yet an issue with existing equipment. Would I need to run an additional set of cables to handle a total of 1200 (6x200) watts, or could I do them as a 3S2P configuration and use the existing 8awg wires?
Thanks!
John