chrisski
Solar Boondocker
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I have started Phase III of my build, adding 350 more watts of flexible panels to the roof. This is the final phase
I measured first with cardboard and then placed the panels. My batteries max out at 60 charging amps, and currently the 600 watts of roof mounted panels and 400 watts of flexible panels deliver 45 charging amps max. With these two more panels, I will be close to the 60 amp max. Amazing how much the shading devices like the TV antenna kills the production on the roof. The other reason I added these, is I expect 2-5 amps extra production for cloudy days. Now that I have been camping a few times with this setup, I'm amazed at how many cloudy days that Sunny AZ has.
First the Middle Panel:
Next the Front Panel:
Tomorrow is Solar Charge Controller installation day, and also drilling two more holes for cable Glands in the gray junction box to run the cables. The cables are run through a conduit and this makes adding wires a breeze.
As with any project I do, takes so much more time than I thought. I thought it was going to take an entire day, but ended up taking about five part days to get finished. Weather played a part in some of the short days and also forgotten purchases like a circuit breaker.
I measured first with cardboard and then placed the panels. My batteries max out at 60 charging amps, and currently the 600 watts of roof mounted panels and 400 watts of flexible panels deliver 45 charging amps max. With these two more panels, I will be close to the 60 amp max. Amazing how much the shading devices like the TV antenna kills the production on the roof. The other reason I added these, is I expect 2-5 amps extra production for cloudy days. Now that I have been camping a few times with this setup, I'm amazed at how many cloudy days that Sunny AZ has.
First the Middle Panel:
Next the Front Panel:
Tomorrow is Solar Charge Controller installation day, and also drilling two more holes for cable Glands in the gray junction box to run the cables. The cables are run through a conduit and this makes adding wires a breeze.
As with any project I do, takes so much more time than I thought. I thought it was going to take an entire day, but ended up taking about five part days to get finished. Weather played a part in some of the short days and also forgotten purchases like a circuit breaker.