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Old 04-27-2017, 04:56 PM   #7
scrubjaysnest
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Brand: Thor Motor Coach
Model: Axis 24.1
State: Florida
Posts: 613
THOR #4366
roof solar complete

Completed the 200 watt solar roof mod today giving us a total of 500 watts with the portable set up. All wiring has been run in split tubing and clamped.
Running the wiring through the refrig roof vent was a piece of cake.
Panels on the roof can be tilted in any one of four directions. I made up Z brackets from 1 and 5/8 aluminum angle. These are attached to the roof with # 12 SS screws 1 inch in length. They were installed using an adhesive/sealant. Tomorrow everything will get some Dicor 501 self leveling caulking. Also will touch up anything else that needs it on the roof. One panel is placed just behind bathroom skylight and the second is behind the refrig vent cover. These will somewhat breakup the air flow across the roof to the panels.
It really is to bad I never located the roof stringers. Don't know what the drawing is for that Thor set me. It's dated 2015 and for the Axis/Vegas but I never found a stringer within 6 inches of where the drawing showed them to be.
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2016 Axis 24.1 E-450 6 spd tranny
300 watts portable solar.
200 watts solar on the roof.
Wrangler JK dinghy
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