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ac/dc fridge
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OH wants to know and i have no idea Should he have the van fridge on AC or DC?
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Our power system build...
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Hey all, Been a while since I've posted anything, but I've been lurking and learning the whole while  Anyways, we've started our power system build so it's ready by the time we "hit the road". I've just managed to find some time to document what we have so far, and thought I'd give a littl...
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Solar to power tablet/phone at camp [no car battery assist]
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When I go camping it,s to a town with campround a short bike ride from where train drops me [Echuca a favorite] But I usualy get unpowered site and use camp kitchen --sure there is power there but I dont feel like plugging in then leaving my stuff un attended[& also sit there waiting Is there some por...
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Mixed panels and amps question
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HI All, we have a 600 watts of solar panels on the roof of our Coaster, they are 2x 190watt house panels (24volt) and the rest are 12v types normally found on RVs....., our controller is 60 amp and can handle over 24volts and seems to manage to bring in mixed voltages without any problems, throwing a few to...
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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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whats a basic solar set up
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I got an old franklin caravan , it got 12 / 240 lighting set up , 2 gas burner hotplate with a griller and 2 x 240 power points , no fridge . Am thinking l get a portable fridge 2 way , may be around 50 litres and 12 volt tv , charger for i phone and some other stuff , not alot, lights of course, possibility a inverto...
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adventure before dementia
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Panels connected to Van Anderson Plug?
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All fixed, thanks for the info below. Hi, I'm on a steep learning curve with all this Van power stuff. Anyway I purchased a set of panels (200 wts) to support the two on the roof (2x140 wits). When I connect the portable panels via the regulator on the panels I have no readings on the Watts meter but when I...
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Will multiple charging sources work together?
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Hi all New to the forum and trying to get set up for a lap. I want to put about 240W on the roof with a 30A MPPT regulator to just charge one 110Ah battery for now. My concern is whether I need to have any special switching gear when plugged into 240V. Will the CTEK 240V charger and the MPPT charger work toge...
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kickass solar panels
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Planning to buy a 150 watt portable solar panel anyone else bought from this company ? appear to be great quality and better than most of the cheap overseas stuff .. as demonstrated in their video . -- Edited by goldenyears on Monday 11th of January 2016 06:30:11 AM
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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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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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solar watts??
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Hi all our m/home has a large solar panel fixed to the roof question. How can i tell the wattage size 60-80-100 ect cheers
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Solar upgrade.. 240w to 400 watt..
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I have fitted two 80 watt panels thinking the original was twin 80's .. Anyway we fitted two extra 80 watt panels to what it seems are 2 X's 120 watt panels.. Upgrading the wire size. The regulator is 30 amp so I'm at my limit it seems.. Even my past I was line worker my hips don't allow me to climb on roof.. ok o...
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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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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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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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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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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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