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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...

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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...