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Originally Posted by Long & Winding road
Thanks.
How many watts did you go with? What brand? How do you like it?
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I have one 135 watt panel. It' a
Kyocera. I think it's rated at 7.4 amps.I purchased all the parts from RV Solar Electric. Two 6V deep cycle batteries. I don't remember off the top of my head what AH they are so won't speculate. I tilt the panel in the fall. Camping in the fall when the furnace is used a lot, the panel doesn't produce enough to keep up with the demand. I have to supplement with the Honda.
I would say the wattage should be a least double of what I have.
The arc of the sun gets pretty low in the southern sky in the fall, so tilting is important in my opinion.
Don't be afraid of drilling into the roof to anchor. Just make sure you are hitting a rafter with your anchor screws. Use Dicor around all the anchor points.
I went thru one of the vent pipes with the lead for the controller and came out in the closet just below the ceiling.
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