Thankee kindly for the recco, Jake, but I didn't mount the panels to
Mellow Yellow. Panels want sun and we often like to camp in the shade,
depending on weather; and it makes a huge difference in current output
whether the panels are facing directly at the sun or not. Jockeying the
van around as the sun traverses the sky seems like way more trouble than
it's worth. So my panels are stand-alone with a long wire to connect them.

Viz: http://camping.elliott.googlepages.com/aboutoursolarpowerrig

--
Mike "Rocket J Squirrel" Elliott
84 Westfalia: Mellow Yellow ("The Electrical Banana")
74 Utility Trailer. Ladybug Trailer, Inc., San Juan Capistrano
Bend, OR
KG6RCR

On 4/8/2009 10:03 AM Jake de Villiers wrote:

> Rocky did a good job on his - I'm sure he'll be along shortly...
>
> On Wed, Apr 8, 2009 at 4:32 AM, Dave Arthur <dave.arthur@nscc.ca> wrote:
>
>> Does anyone have an opinion (who am I kidding :-) or a best practice for
>> mounting a solar panel on a Westfalia?
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> Jake
>
> 1984 Vanagon GL
> 1986 Westy Weekender "Dixie"
>
> Crescent Beach, BC
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> www.crescentbeachguitar.com
> http://subyjake.googlepages.com/mydixiedarlin%27
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