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Old 02-08-2019, 08:58 PM   #4
Long & Winding road
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Model: 2017 Axis 25.4
State: Arkansas
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Ok, thanks for the reponses so far.....Keep them coming.

Yeah I could go with a cheaper PWM controler.... I might change my mind on that part of this install.

I already have an inverter wired into my RV. So the solar will be the icing on the cake.

This project Is consider a "learning experience" for me ..... so its not really a money thing. I want to install like 20 - 25 panels (300 watt each - 48 volt) on my roof in 10 years (I will wait for the latest and more effient panels to come out - might only need 10 of those).

I did read that some flexalbe solar panels can get hot and be less efficent - another reason to go with 3 (300 watt) to offset this loss.

I might add a thin sheet of aluminum under each panel ?? (Perhaps have it stick out a couple of inches to help dissipate heat?) and just tape the panel to the alumium - have a inch exposed then tape the aluminum panel to the roof? What do you think?

Or just tape some plastic sheet of some sort under it, perhaps with HD tin foil on top? That would give a little space under the panels. But I would fully tape the perimerter to keep water out.

How does that sound?
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