As part of your solar project, you also need to consider battery capacity
and matching the solar power to what you can store. The battery capacity
will be the ultimate limitation to how long you can watch TV, charge the
laptop, and run the heater after the sun goes down. As you go to these
larger panels, you also need to consider a good charge controller and a
combiner will allow the set up to also charge the chassis battery.

Dennis

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From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of
Mark C
Sent: Saturday, May 03, 2008 12:08 AM
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Subject: Re: Solar

Now I'm getting greedy. I see Kyocera has a 135 but also a 200 Watt
(actually saw 205 and 210 as well.. ), and so now I'm thinking 200 watt
range... the width is the same for the 135 and the 200ers (59.1 inches).
While the depth moves from 26ish to 39 inches. Frank, you're frame isn't a
dark color, so I'm assuming yours is pre d.blue with the 16% efficiency.

From: Frank Condelli <RAlanen@AOL.COM>
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Subject: Re: Solar

> In a message dated 01/05/2008 2:47:42 PM Central Standard Time,
> LISTSERV@GERRY.VANAGON.COM writes:
>
> I'm in  the market for a really good solar panel. It will go on the
roof. I =
> know  some people have used Kyocera with a 120 watts. Does anyone have
any g=
> ood  leads or recommendations? This will be for on the roof.  Thanks
>
>
>
>
>
>         See my _Vanagon Westfalia Solar Panel_
> (http://members.aol.com/fkc43/solar.htm)   webpage.  Thsi panel was used
for the first time extensively over
> the last  5-1/2 months going to, in and coming from Mexico, see the
> _ZamoraBlog_ (http://poolio.net/zamorablog/)  for details  !   I was
very satisfied
> with this set-up.  Worked flawlessly as  long as there was sun !
>
> Cheers,
>
> Frank  Condelli
> Almonte, Ontario, Canada
> '87 Westy & Lionel Trains (_Collection for sale_
> (http://members.aol.com/Fkc43/trainsal.htm) )
> _Frank Condelli &  Associates_
(http://members.aol.com/Fkc43/busindex.html)
> - Vanagon/Vanagon Westfalia Service in the Ottawa Valley
> _Vanagon Stainless Steel Exhaust  Systems_
> (http://members.aol.com/Fkc43/exhaust.htm)
> _BusFusion_ (http://members.aol.com/BusFusion/bfhome.htm)  a VW Camper
> camping event, Almonte, ON, June12 ~ 15,  2008
>

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