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  1. Solar Mod

    Solar Mod

    Modified my system to add more solar panels than the roof was sized to handle.
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  2. Neal

    AMSolar?

    No. They didn’t touch the solar other than moving my mess into the battery bay. I keep mine parked in covered storage so hope that helps.
  3. H

    Question Solar Charging System

    There may be an access panel in there secured by square head ( Robertson), remove the panel and it may be in that compartment. May be close to the MPPT controller for the solar or it may be on the interior wall adjacent to the solar prep port on the exterior wall.
  4. Kevin D Pem

    Question Trace inverter, controller, tic tic tic tic

    I assume the inverter is in fact an inverter/charger. Who makes an imperial? What else is involved with the system?(Solar •••). I spent a week correcting wiring and troubleshooting a similar issue this spring. That system was being used off grid. The main issue was solar settings. I don't have...
  5. Kevin D Pem

    Motorhome storage

    ...know if you were going to shoot for covered storage. Flooded as in golf cart batteries? Top them before storing. Turn off equalizer on your solar controller and you should not need to be concerned about boiling. The solar won't keep the chassis batteries up. That is going to need...
  7. Rbjewell

    Question Solar Panels

    Does anyone have any insight into the effectiveness of the solar panel on the roof of a 2020 Newmar Baystar 3616. It came standard with a panel on the roof, anyone know what it does and how effective it is. Will it keep the refrigerator running? I keep trying to plug the unit into 110 just to...
  8. Neal

    FYI Newmar Service Center => SOLAR

    I didn't know they had so much solar on the roof. Flew the drone this evening, cool to see all the solar.
  9. d23haynes57

    Fridge on or off

    AGM batteries should not get a daily top of full charge. Set the solar to only go up to reasonable float voltage maybe 13.2 to 13.6 volts. Depends on battery brand-design. Full charge from rest voltage is a partial cycle coming from the possible 300 to 500 the AGMs may be good for.
  10. V

    Solar panel/ charger question

    ...box compartments along with the heart interface inside upon climbing the top of the motorhome to inspect the roof I noticed that there was a solar panel my question is does that solar panel go to a charge controller somewhere like my off-grid cabin? Or does that solar panel go directly to the...
  11. K

    Battery and solar controller issues

    ...same time a battery issue developed with one of the batteries no longer charging from any source. There was also a flashing orange LED on the solar controller. Took to dealer who re-did roof seals and did a battery reset. Dealer also updated FireFly so we could do reset lithium batteries...
  13. Neal

    Resolved ITR (OASIS) warns against US SOLAR PUMPS - FALSE CLAIM

    Many of us have heard and/or ordered spare hydronic heating system pumps from US SOLAR at the link below: C1E Circulating Pump - Worldwide Shipping | US Solar Pumps I have two of these in my spares kit and have not installed any to date. I was just on the phone with ITR asking for assistance...
  14. 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.
  15. 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...
  16. 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...
  17. R

    Motorhome storage

    I'm very confident that your solar will have been connected to the house lead acid batteries. But I suspect Kevin D Penn will be able to help you a lot more than me. IMO he is the resident expert. Kevin......
  19. I

    Solar Panel Manufacturer?

    ...16.66 volts and as they are installed in series, 16.66 x2 in series = 33.33 volts. I knew this just wasn't thinking of it. now to find 300 watt solar panels with 33 max volts and I can install them in series/parallel, ok. Thanks for your reply. I'm a newb to solar but understand watts and...
  20. 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
  21. B

    Question Solar installer

    Does anyone know of a reputable RV solar installer in the Southeast region of the US?
  22. 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...
  23. 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...
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