

| Subject: | Re: Mounting Solar Panel on a Westy |
| From: | Neil N |
| Date: | Tue, 8 Oct 2013 10:18:37 -0700 |
Not to complicate things but..... In hindsight, especially for PNW conditions, (cloudy) if I had two panels I'd be tempted to hard mount one then use one as a roaming panel to chase the sun. That would all depend on size of panels, draw etc. Neil with 150 mono single panel, cheap 10 Amp PWM controller, Truckfridge, 100 AH battery. On Tue, Oct 8, 2013 at 9:39 AM, Rocket J Squirrel <camping.elliott@gmail.com> wrote: > I have a Vitrifrigo and two 55W panels. The refrigerator's overnight > usage consumes between 19 to 25 amp-hours, depending on ambient temp. > I don't put the panels on the roof as I usually camp in areas where > there are trees and I must move the panels frequently to keep them in > full sun. -- Neil n Blog: tubaneil.blogspot.ca '88 Westy http://tinyurl.com/c8rlw6p '81 VanaJetta 2.0 "Jaco" http://tubaneil.googlepages.com/ Vanagon VAG Gas inline-VR Engine Swap Group: http://tinyurl.com/d7gd5ej
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