Sami Dakhlia writes:
> 
> Well, David Schwarze started it and I'm following into his footsteps. We
> both have a set of 4 solar panels, each 1 by 4 ft. in size.  The set is
> rated at 87 Watt. David has his already installed, while I'm struggling to
> find time on a rainless day. 

I just want to point out that though the panels are rated at 87 watts,
I am getting 120 watts out of mine.  Of course, I only had room for half
of them on the roof of my bus. :(

> Another problem is that those 4 panels weight about 20 pounds and they
> will make the pop-top so much more difficult to lift. Maybe some gas
> struts would help. I'm also very nervous about drilling holes into the
> pop-top. Maybe a couple of beers would help. :-)

Worked for me...  but every once in a while when I'm sober I start to
worry about the strain those panels put on the roof.  Oh well, I can
always get another bubble top if this one flies off.

-David

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David Schwarze                     '73 VW Safare Custom Camper  (Da Boat)
SAIC Comsystems, San Diego Calif.  '73 Capri GT 2800            (Da Beast)
e-mail:  schwarze@nosc.mil         '87 Mustang Lx 5.0           (Da Sleeper)
http://papaya.nosc.mil/~schwarze   '93 Weber WG-50              (Da Piano)
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