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Hi all I have a 96 toyota hiace with 2 deep cycle batteries of available storage plus the van battery. Am currently using 80 watt portable solar panel hooked to the first battery via anderson plug. have a 1100W inverter. I want to install a solar panel on the roof of the van and have an auto electrician av...

have just joined the forum, for a lot of reasons, but mostly to try and get some clarity on solar systems. My needs are very simple, I just want to have a fridge for trips of over 3-4 days max 2 weeks away from mains, I may need to charge a laptop at a later stage. But I dont need power for lights or showers or mic...

Ex-Pat Yank in a 1984 Econovan Maxi. I am currently living in my flat, but come February or March I will be moving out into the van and onto the road. I am 52 and I am dying in this house. I am making no friends, having no fun, breathing nothing but house air, and it has absolutely ruined me. I was going to go bac...

We have a couple of solid, hinged solar panels that have worked really well in the past. After a long break due Covid we recently went away with friends and had some problems with the electronics generally. During investigation my friend put his multimeter on the panels and said they weren't working (...

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Hi all I have a 96 toyota hiace with 2 deep cycle batteries of available storage plus the van battery. Am currently using 80 watt portable solar panel hooked to the first battery via anderson plug. have a 1100W inverter. I want to install a solar panel on the roof of the van and have an auto electrician av...
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have just joined the forum, for a lot of reasons, but mostly to try and get some clarity on solar systems. My needs are very simple, I just want to have a fridge for trips of over 3-4 days max 2 weeks away from mains, I may need to charge a laptop at a later stage. But I dont need power for lights or showers or mic...
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Ex-Pat Yank in a 1984 Econovan Maxi. I am currently living in my flat, but come February or March I will be moving out into the van and onto the road. I am 52 and I am dying in this house. I am making no friends, having no fun, breathing nothing but house air, and it has absolutely ruined me. I was going to go bac...
Solar solar electronics check up (Preview)	Solar Power	1	1577	04:55 PM Jun 5, 2021 by Whenarewethere
We have a couple of solid, hinged solar panels that have worked really well in the past. After a long break due Covid we recently went away with friends and had some problems with the electronics generally. During investigation my friend put his multimeter on the panels and said they weren't working (...