I was given a big solar panel from a house, it will fit on the rear roof of the bus easy, dont know anything about how much power it will make any ideas if it will be any good
jimricho said
04:44 AM Feb 22, 2012
I suspect that it will be the wrong voltage but I'll leave it to the solar experts to come up with a more helpful answer.
DeBe said
07:31 AM Feb 23, 2012
There should be a sticker on the back with the voltage & current rating of the panel. Gridtie panels are up around 48V.
blaze said
08:04 PM Feb 23, 2012
Get te panel cecked to make sure it works before going too far. It wont matter on the voltage as long as its above about 14 volts as it can be converted back to the correct voltage and regulated just before you ook it to the battery. Also make sure it will take the rigors of travel, some dont seems as well framed up as others. cheers blaze
nomad2b said
08:11 AM Mar 14, 2012
House panel fine just need to get a regulator that takes 48 volts plus input and gives 14.4 - 14.7 out.
Use a MPPT type to get most out of panels
PeterD said
10:29 AM Mar 14, 2012
There will most likely be an info plate on the panel. Can you please supply all the details on it. The more info you can give us the more we can assist you.
I was given a big solar panel from a house, it will fit on the rear roof of the bus easy, dont know anything about how much power it will make any ideas if it will be any good
There should be a sticker on the back with the voltage & current rating of the panel. Gridtie panels are up around 48V.
cheers
blaze
House panel fine just need to get a regulator that takes 48 volts plus input and gives 14.4 - 14.7 out.
Use a MPPT type to get most out of panels