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Solar panels can be any fantastic addition to your RV, allowing you greater flexibility about where to park and reducing your want to rely on a generator. It can be a little bit difficult to install some solar RV panel, nonetheless it can be done without having any vast amount of fuss.

Difficulty: Moderate

Instructions

Things You'll Want

Solar panel Panel mounts Mounting screws Drill Sealant Solar regulator, terminal or junction box Laser view Connecting wires

3 Locate a very good spot on the RV roof where the solar panel will suit. It should be somewhere handy for going wiring, such as near a vent or some other means of access. The roof with that location should be good sufficient to support the array, plus the panels should be with least 8 inches aside out of the edge of the roof.

4 Mark the positions for the solar panel supports. Make clear that they line upward precisely using a laser look or similar tool.

5 Drill holes for the supports. Employ a drill tad specific to the size of the holes you need and take care that you are not drilling into any interior wiring.

7 Put in the solar panel into the supports plus tighten it into position. The exact means will differ depending on the kind of solar panel you have purchased.

8 Find a suitable place in the RV internal to place the regulator/terminal.

9 Cut any hole in the interior panel large enough for the regulator (or just hers control panel) to fit.

10 Connect the wiring to the solar panel and run it down to the location you have selected for the regulator.

11 Connect the wires to the regulator, making sure that the polarity is right. Solar Power.

12 Link the battery connection wires from the regulator to the coach battery. Make sure that the polarity is correct: that the positive wire is connected to the positive battery terminal also the negative cable is connected to the negative battery terminal.

13 Reconnect the terminals to the battery. The solar panel ought to now be generating energy to it.

Suggestions & Warnings

The space above the RV refrigerator remains a very very good location to install the solar regulator. It is generally new, and its proximity to the refrigerator vent means the wiring may be run upward to the solar panel very easily. A serious-cycle battery can shop power while the sunlight is away to utilize when it's dark and clouded. You may link any AC inverter to it, plus plug each appliances you need directly into the battery with no having to go through the rest of the RV's electrical program. Visit RV Solar Electric to a worksheet to aid you calculate your vitality needs.

Resources

RV Solar Electrical to figure out your power wishes

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