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  1. Rory (Lightship Team)

    LightShip 4 Now Starting Customer Evaluation

    Yes this feels right! We also know some customers are investigating auxiliary ground deploy systems that would boost the Lightship through the NACS while boondocking, further supplementing roof solar.
  2. N

    Thinking about 500 watts of solar

    I have been kicking around the idea of installing 5-600 watts of solar panels. I know I will have to do some measuring and layout planning. A couple of questions: 1) If I go 600, what would be required to convert down to 12v if I put 6 100 watt panels and wire them 2s3p? 2)I am thinking in terms...
  3. turbopilot

    LightShip 4 Now Starting Customer Evaluation

    Actually the entire roof of the LightShip is nothing but solar panels, 1.8 kW in total. The solar array services both the 12 volt and 400 volt electrical system. Current firmware version of the bidirectional DC/DC charger only supports 12 volt charging. 400 volt charging will come with a future...
  4. Michael T Klukas

    What do you dislike most about RV--ing?

    With the newer solar setup I don't run my very often. If I do it's usually daytime for cooking a meal that takes 15 minutes. I do this on rainy days when solar charging is slow. A few hours for battery charging, but I rarely have to do this anymore. Most times I do any of this there is nobody...
  5. R

    Battery solar charger

    I'm wondering if there is a true solar charger for an rv battery that charges by the sun and doesn't have to be plugged into the pickup cigarette portal.
  7. S

    Batteries for my Solar Panel

    I'm totally confused about what I should do. Should I buy one 200ah Lithium battery or two 100ah Lithium batteries. My fridge is 12volt only. The solar panel is 165watt and the solar charger controller is an Furrion MPPT 25A. Also are these difficult to install ? Thanks
  8. TheLooks

    Solar vs. coverage

    This is the conclusion I came to 4 years ago at NRVTA. I won't live long enough to get that money back. IF you limit what your expectations are and use it for everything but AC, it works well.
  9. J

    Question Portable Solar Generator - Bluetti

    I have a Keystone Fusion Toy Hauler, and want to install solar. A Bluetti AC300 with two batteries and solar panels providing 24kwh when fully charged is about half the cost of a hard solar system install. Does anyone have any experience with the Bluetti and will it provide for my needs the...
  10. B

    New 5th wheel owners

    ...and memories in our new 5th wheel. We just traded in our 2020 highland ridge that we put 26,000 miles on. It was a great rig we didnt have solar on it and it had gas/electric refrigerator. So new to the residential refrigerator we have 400 watts of solar and 3,000 watt inverter can I run the...
  11. Kevin D Pem

    Solar Update

    So here is my story and I'm sticking to it. This year has been interesting on the solar front for me. The amount of solar I have installed has gone up and down through the years. I started with one 230 watt panel many years ago. Then it went to 1150 a few years later. I kept that for about 5...
  13. Sand-dog

    Roof top Solar panels ( charging issue)

    ...post this question, general discussion I assume . My AGM battery 4 are 3 years old, when I put a multi tester across the top on a sunny day, Solar panels show charging 12.5 or more constantly on clear sunny day. It seems that my batteries aren’t receiving the full charge from the solar...
  14. B

    Question Solar installer

    Does anyone know of a reputable RV solar installer in the Southeast region of the US?
  15. R

    Ok Lithium gurus

    I talked to a guy at Rock Springs rally about lithium battery install.For about $4500 you could get 3 lithium batteries that the 1 AC could run 6 hours continuos with 2 batteries, 3 would run longer. Not really a need for solar.
  16. JoeHogan

    Question Downside of using large 400+w solar panels

    There are folks that have installed high quality commercial grade solar panels on RVs. What is the downside of using these panels vs ones designed for mobile applications? Other than size, not sure how they survive vibration and stresses of roof mounting on a RV?
  17. H

    Question Need advice from someone with knowledge on either 30A or 15A power systems

    If you're looking to sustain yourself off grid for a time you'd need something substantial. Even Lightship with it's massive solar admits that it's time off grid when running the a/c is reduced considerably.
  19. F

    CA strikes again with CARB ACT

    Grid security? People died because the dependence on solsr proved to be a disaster in the blizzard..and they foolishly did not have nat gas reserves
  20. Neal

    Getting paid for solar

    I'm in Casa Grande until April and last year electricity was a bit expensive. I didn't use solar as there was discussion back then about electricity being cheap, not the case here. This year I'm using my tools via Magnum ME-BMK and Victron stack to use solar from 9 AM until 4:30 PM. This allows...
  21. C

    Power inverters

    ...im such a new owner I haven’t taken possession yet. Very excited. ‘23 intech terra rover. I’m wondering how everyone has managed with their refrigerator running on batteries and solar for extended periods and if there has been any issues with the tow vehicle and excessive alternator breakdown.
  22. H

    12 volt refrigerator

    ...should be 350-600 watts/ 30-50Ah. range, so calculate that along with any other expected daily load on the battery bank and match that to your solar capacity. From the reviews I'm seeing the 12v units perform very well. **Keeping in mind your solar capacity is highly relative to location and...
  23. A

    Question Buzzing

    ...so - the buzz last about 2 seconds. I've been able to make it stop by starting the engine - idle for a few minutes with batteries in Store and Solar Off. Today I noticed an error code on the solar charging unit that says the controller doesn't recognize the batteries. The coach shows more...
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