Solar Power

Jewel · Jewel

Hi all, I am slowly outfitting my IMAX van as a camper home.After much research I have decided to purchase an Engel MT45FC-P 40lt fridge/freezer combi. The stats say the DC power consumption is... Variable from 0.5 to 2.7 AMPS Maximum. At the moment I can't put solar panels on the roof as I am waiti...

Craig1 · Craig1

Thinking of making a "aluminium tray " for underneath of roof rack mounted solar panel to cut down on wind noise,maybe?, The bottom of tray will still be 50mm above Landcruiser roof to give some heat relief and leading edge will be shaped a bit to blend into cross bar as well as hold it there. A bit like sit...

Megafishaholic · Megafishaholic

Recently bought and fitted a wireless rear view camera from Jaycar (300$) .It has a large monitor which I fitted on the dashboar, the camera was fitted on the number plate of the van and is powered by the number plate light power. it has a range of 80 meters and works well when reversing in a caravan park et...

Reed · Reed

For some reason, power from our solar panels is decreasing. We are in region of 75% total eclipse. Reed and Elaine

Col Rennie · Col Rennie

Guys , My wife and I are getting ready travel in the out back and are not sure how, if at all we need to cover all our vents in the van to keep the dust out . Is this an issue to prepare for ? If so any ideas the best way to cover the vents? apprecrate the support

BOBBEAR · BOBBEAR

Hi. I did have 2 panels fitted to my recently purchased van. After my last trip I now have 1. I don't know what size the missing panel was but the existing one is a 90watt. Can I fit a 250 watt to run together with this.

Reed · Reed

Our son Cary finished fabricating the solar/LFP array on our 2002 Roadtrek 190. There are two panels: 315 W and 100 W. Since they have different voltages, he had to utilize two chargers. The cabling is run though the a/c housing and down the corner of the left rear door. The battery suite is two x 180 amp (...

Bowman · Bowman

Our Dometic 3 way full size fridge freezer has died after 12 years. We need to replace it, but the cost of a similar fridge is very expensive. We understand there is a household Samsung fridge that is used in vans, and would appreciate any feedback on these. We have 2 x 120 batteries, no solar. If anyone ca...

goldcoaster · goldcoaster

Where the wires go in at the bottom of regulator , you have symbols of solar panel , battery and light . Light what is this used for ? Can I have a couple of wires coming out of light to a Anderson plug to use stand alone solar panels when the roof ones are in shade.

Reed · Reed

Went through other sub-fora and found nothing on reducing solar loading. We just purchased and trialed an aluminized open weave sail screen netting. We only got a 8' x 7' section to cover the rear of our 34' fifth wheel (11 m). It greatly reduced solar loading and probably reduced internal temperatur...

Thisguyloveslife · Thisguyloveslife

Hi, Have a new age van with Kenwood Media Sceen is on with no picture Have tried reset but to no avail Can these be repaired or better to replace with something else. Cheers Neil

Martin_QLD · Martin_QLD

We have a camper with 2x100 amh batteries and 250 watt solar panels so far we have not had any issues with the batteries not getting enough charge, however we do live in Queensland. We are planning a trip south and I am expecting the sun to stay in Queensland and not follow us. Would a DC to DC charger be enou...

Hughcr · Hughcr

Hi All Any VW T4 owners know about upgrading headlight globes? I think ours are the originals from 2003 and they're like torch light. Reminds me of my old 6v beetle. Didn't expect this issue when we bought the van so would appreciate any advice. Don't really want to spend a fortune on it... Hugh

kezngaz · kezngaz

Has anybody use sikaflex or the like to secure panel framework to roof of caravan, so as not to have to drill too many holes.....just a thought.. Cheers. Kezngaz.

mr glassies · mr glassies

HI guys might be a dumb question but is there something in the air up here in wa were neer broom and have noticed our input has dropped of . If this isn't the case my panels are dying at the same rate dibs -- Edited by mr glassies on Saturday 24th of June 2017 11:16:56 AM

C00P · C00P

Hi Folks, I have a 6V 5Ah lead-acid gell battery which I use in a Dolphin torch. I don't have my 6V charger handy, so thought I would use my regulated variable power supply (max current: 1A) to charge it. I set the voltage to 7.2 volts but this produced only a trickle of current (about 30 mA). I raised the vol...

iana · iana

I am about to embark on a project of installing another solar panel on top of our van. I am planning on gluing fiberglass pads to the roof, and not using any other form of fastening to attach the mounting feet to the roof. If anyone is interested, I will post up the process with pictures as the project progr...

The Dogs House · The Dogs House

Hi all, Tony_Bev has asked me to provide some information to everyone in relation to cleaning your solar panels.... My background before retiring was the owner/operator of Townsville Solar Clean, sold it in August 2016 with a clientelle of 700+ on the list... Anyway, we utilised a water filtering...

Dr Sable · Dr Sable

Hi all. More to the point of how does temperature effect power generation considering that you may have sunny days either hot or cold. Any info would be great.

MissGuided · MissGuided

i have 1600 watts of solar panels. and what to make my bus off the grid with power how many batteries and amp hours will it need to do so with them watts thx

Topic		Started By	Replies	Views	Last Post
	Engel fridge and solar panels (Preview) Hi all, I am slowly outfitting my IMAX van as a camper home.After much research I have decided to purchase an Engel MT45FC-P 40lt fridge/freezer combi. The stats say the DC power consumption is... Variable from 0.5 to 2.7 AMPS Maximum. At the moment I can't put solar panels on the roof as I am waiti...	Jewel	16	7465	02:17 AM Sep 6, 2017 by Muzzlehatch
	Tray for roof rack solar panel (Preview) Thinking of making a "aluminium tray " for underneath of roof rack mounted solar panel to cut down on wind noise,maybe?, The bottom of tray will still be 50mm above Landcruiser roof to give some heat relief and leading edge will be shaped a bit to blend into cross bar as well as hold it there. A bit like sit...	Craig1	12	4385	01:41 AM Sep 6, 2017 by Muzzlehatch
	Caravan rear view cameras (Preview) Recently bought and fitted a wireless rear view camera from Jaycar (300$) .It has a large monitor which I fitted on the dashboar, the camera was fitted on the number plate of the van and is powered by the number plate light power. it has a range of 80 meters and works well when reversing in a caravan park et...	Megafishaholic	1	1754	11:41 AM Sep 3, 2017 by macka17
	Solar Ecllips (Preview) For some reason, power from our solar panels is decreasing. We are in region of 75% total eclipse. Reed and Elaine	Reed	4	2412	10:54 PM Aug 30, 2017 by Reed
	Keeping dust out .covering vents? (Preview) Guys , My wife and I are getting ready travel in the out back and are not sure how, if at all we need to cover all our vents in the van to keep the dust out . Is this an issue to prepare for ? If so any ideas the best way to cover the vents? apprecrate the support	Col Rennie	5	2764	03:41 PM Aug 30, 2017 by C00P
	Solar Power (Preview) Hi. I did have 2 panels fitted to my recently purchased van. After my last trip I now have 1. I don't know what size the missing panel was but the existing one is a 90watt. Can I fit a 250 watt to run together with this.	BOBBEAR	3	1988	09:36 AM Aug 26, 2017 by Aus-Kiwi
	Solar/LFP Roadtrek 190 (Preview) Our son Cary finished fabricating the solar/LFP array on our 2002 Roadtrek 190. There are two panels: 315 W and 100 W. Since they have different voltages, he had to utilize two chargers. The cabling is run though the a/c housing and down the corner of the left rear door. The battery suite is two x 180 amp (...	Reed	9	1680	06:05 AM Aug 24, 2017 by Reed
	Replace fridge/freezer (Preview) Our Dometic 3 way full size fridge freezer has died after 12 years. We need to replace it, but the cost of a similar fridge is very expensive. We understand there is a household Samsung fridge that is used in vans, and would appreciate any feedback on these. We have 2 x 120 batteries, no solar. If anyone ca...	Bowman	16	2510	10:21 AM Aug 22, 2017 by macka17
	Solar Regulator (Preview) Where the wires go in at the bottom of regulator , you have symbols of solar panel , battery and light . Light what is this used for ? Can I have a couple of wires coming out of light to a Anderson plug to use stand alone solar panels when the roof ones are in shade.	goldcoaster	3	1790	09:41 AM Aug 22, 2017 by macka17
	Reducing solar loading (Preview) Went through other sub-fora and found nothing on reducing solar loading. We just purchased and trialed an aluminized open weave sail screen netting. We only got a 8' x 7' section to cover the rear of our 34' fifth wheel (11 m). It greatly reduced solar loading and probably reduced internal temperatur...	Reed	5	2896	05:08 AM Aug 21, 2017 by Reed
	Ken wood Media (Preview) Hi, Have a new age van with Kenwood Media Sceen is on with no picture Have tried reset but to no avail Can these be repaired or better to replace with something else. Cheers Neil	Thisguyloveslife	3	1953	07:33 PM Jul 27, 2017 by Cruising Cruze
	DC to DC Charger (Preview) We have a camper with 2x100 amh batteries and 250 watt solar panels so far we have not had any issues with the batteries not getting enough charge, however we do live in Queensland. We are planning a trip south and I am expecting the sun to stay in Queensland and not follow us. Would a DC to DC charger be enou...	Martin_QLD	16	4534	11:33 AM Jul 26, 2017 by markf
	VW T4 Camper headlight conversion VW T4 headlight conversion LED headlights (Preview) Hi All Any VW T4 owners know about upgrading headlight globes? I think ours are the originals from 2003 and they're like torch light. Reminds me of my old 6v beetle. Didn't expect this issue when we bought the van so would appreciate any advice. Don't really want to spend a fortune on it... Hugh	Hughcr	16	6011	12:44 PM Jul 20, 2017 by T1 Terry
	Glueing panels to roof? ( 1 2 ) (Preview) Has anybody use sikaflex or the like to secure panel framework to roof of caravan, so as not to have to drill too many holes.....just a thought.. Cheers. Kezngaz.	kezngaz	51	8804	05:11 PM Jul 18, 2017 by T1 Terry
	Solar blackout (Preview) HI guys might be a dumb question but is there something in the air up here in wa were neer broom and have noticed our input has dropped of . If this isn't the case my panels are dying at the same rate dibs -- Edited by mr glassies on Saturday 24th of June 2017 11:16:56 AM	mr glassies	9	2048	11:31 PM Jul 6, 2017 by Aus-Kiwi
	Charging a 6V battery (Preview) Hi Folks, I have a 6V 5Ah lead-acid gell battery which I use in a Dolphin torch. I don't have my 6V charger handy, so thought I would use my regulated variable power supply (max current: 1A) to charge it. I set the voltage to 7.2 volts but this produced only a trickle of current (about 30 mA). I raised the vol...	C00P	11	2927	04:57 PM Jun 13, 2017 by macka17
	Solar Panel Installation. (Preview) I am about to embark on a project of installing another solar panel on top of our van. I am planning on gluing fiberglass pads to the roof, and not using any other form of fastening to attach the mounting feet to the roof. If anyone is interested, I will post up the process with pictures as the project progr...	iana	15	1788	03:11 PM Jun 8, 2017 by iana
	Cleaning Solar Panels ( 1 2 ) (Preview) Hi all, Tony_Bev has asked me to provide some information to everyone in relation to cleaning your solar panels.... My background before retiring was the owner/operator of Townsville Solar Clean, sold it in August 2016 with a clientelle of 700+ on the list... Anyway, we utilised a water filtering...	The Dogs House	45	6608	11:36 PM May 21, 2017 by Aus-Kiwi
	Ambient temperature re solar panels. (Preview) Hi all. More to the point of how does temperature effect power generation considering that you may have sunny days either hot or cold. Any info would be great.	Dr Sable	21	3106	02:21 PM May 16, 2017 by T1 Terry
	Battery power (Preview) i have 1600 watts of solar panels. and what to make my bus off the grid with power how many batteries and amp hours will it need to do so with them watts thx	MissGuided	12	2600	02:18 PM May 16, 2017 by T1 Terry
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