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Solar
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i have just bought a 1992 Viscount Overlander pop top. There is provision for a battery which was apparently previously connected. I want to connect battery and charge with solar panels through an Anderson plug. Can anyone help me as to how I go about this. Thank you
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Portable panels
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Hi all, at present I'm running 2 batteries in van and have just purchased a 120 watt set of portable panels. The reg is on the panels and 15 mitres of cable from there to one battery .when I bought the van it had one battery so I added another, is it better for reg to be close to batteries not on panels ?
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Cleaning Solar Cells
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Hi Guys How do you clean your solar cells clean when you are on the road, at home I use a ladder etc and it's not a problem. Next year we are planning a 6 week trip and would like your wisdom. Many thanks Peter
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Replacing a panel
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On a recent trip I managed to destroy my 120 watt sola panel on my new Kokoda caravan . Adelaide City Caravans and the builder, Skytrax caravans have been great by supplying a new (150 watt) sola panel at cost price. The panels are the same physical size so there shouldn't be any moving of brackets and stu...
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Analogue Voltmeter Fluctuations
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Hi All, Firstly hope you all have a great Christmas and Happy New Year. Now down to business. I have a 120w portable solar panel which I connect to the house battey. the van has an analogue voltmeter installed. When charging from the panel, the voltmeter needle fluctuates about 2v every ten seconds or...
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Delving a little deeper into solar.
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If you have read the Basic information about solar you now understand what solar can do for you, and you may now be thinking you would like to add solar to your set up, or perhaps if you already have solar you may be considering increasing how much solar you have. The intention of the following informati...
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300w of solar power
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A question for the techies (as I have no idea about this stuff), will 300w of solar power and two 110ah batteries, be enough to let me run my RV off-road indefinitely and if not, for how long then? I will be running a 12v fan a 140L 12/240v fridge and led lighting, and will also be charging two iPad's and iPho...
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Fixing solar panels to van roof
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In the very near future I intend to fix two 140 watt solar panels to the roof of my 2010 Jayco Sterling.After looking at the roof it appears to have a layer of some type of plastic over the top what appears to be ply. In some areas this top layer is loose and therefore any thought of fixing the panel brackets w...
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Which solar panel and batteries
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Hi All This portable power system thing is, spinning me out, can I get all the Expert thoughts on wether Monocrystalline, or polycrystalline is better for Solar panels, is the one shown in the attachment any good, and what are your thoughts on these batteries?
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Ouch! Watch out for those low branches
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Never saw the tree, never saw the branch. It was just there when we got there?? Ouch!
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Kendo
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wiring sizes
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Wiring a Solar panel array.
The plan is to fit 3 or 4 80 watt panels to the roof of the van, each panel will be connected individually to bus bars 1 each for positive and negative, what size wire from each panel to the bus bar ? Depending on the location of each panel i would expect the longest cable run to be a...
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Adding on Panels to an existing Array
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In Ray's Outdoors they have this solar panel setup which folds up into a suitcase type arrangement. Each panel has its wiring coming out of it and into what looks like a junction box, then from there into what I presume is a voltage controller, then output to 2 clamps (like jumper leads). In their case th...
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Solar From Caravan to Tug
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I am hoping for some much needed help on this one please and I will try to outline what is and what is & needed. What is Caravan - 5 x 80W solar panels charging 3 x 100Ah batteries - charger/regulator is an inbuilt 40amp unit doing 2 jobs, charging van from solar unplugged from 240v and charging van fro...
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Vince
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Enough Power?
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Looking for advice from those who know. The van we are ordering comes with one 120watt solar panel and 2 x 100AH batteries. We are aiming at being on the road indefinitely and free camping as much as possible. All we are powering with this is lighting which is LED 12volt, fridge which is 12 volt c...
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No Fixed Address
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Cheap panels ideal for portable use !
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http://forums.energymatters.com.au/used-wind-solar/to...
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SOLAR POWER
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The Story I have 600w solar panels, 3x120amp AGM batteries, a 40amp DC to DC Controller (Redarc), a 25amp Projector Battery Charger, a battery monitor inside the van, and the van has heavy duty wiring. I run a 215 Waco Compressor Fridge, a 60 Engel Freezer, a Sleep Apnea Machine, plus I charge a laptop,...
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Solar installation company
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Hope some body can help .We need to get solar on the roof of the van I think probably about 450 watts but I will leave it to the experts .What we are asking can anybody recommend a company to supply and instal everything .We are near Gympie Qld at the moment
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Grey water
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whst do you do with dish washing water or shower water in free camps
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wattage?
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I have a 30 amp regulator what is the most wattage I can do in solar panels please? Thanks Stuart
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Now how much solar do we need?
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How much solar should you have ?This is a question I often see asked here, and it is a difficult question to answer, there are a number of key factors affecting the answer. First how much power do you plan to use, then also how much power can you store in your battery.In the following I will try to provide a h...
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