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Post by danapop on Feb 10, 2018 14:05:25 GMT -5
Hi All - Just purchased a Spree Connect 312BHK and it says that it is prewired for solar. I ahvent picked up the unit yet.
Does anyone know if that means that there is an entry point on the roof? or is it just the furrion 10AMP plug on the camp side near the a-frame? Its only 10AMP and will be adding my own solar system and 10AMP wont be enough. Anyways, just wanting to know if I will need to add a new access point on the roof or if there will be one.
Thanks,Dana
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Post by rasmousein on Feb 10, 2018 20:24:58 GMT -5
If it's like mine, it's just connecter on the side of the rv... Good for one free standing panel... It's wired to the 12volts system, I did not find where it's connected, like either at the fuse panel or battery.  |
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Post by greydog on Feb 11, 2018 12:22:52 GMT -5
The salesman from whom we bought our s251rk told me there was enough power loss due to the wire length in the system that we would be better off to simply use alligator clips on the battery. As soon as we have enough sunlight to be able to tell, I'll see if I can verify this. GD
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Post by danapop on Feb 11, 2018 13:56:05 GMT -5
OK Thanks everyone. So, it is basically useless. I am not sold on purchasing a portable Solar soluation. they are expensive on a per watt basis and IMO would be much better to use a roof mounted product. Can get almost 2x the watts for the same price. I only need about 200 watts and I love the flexible panel options that do not require holes to be drilled in the roof. We live in Edmonton Alberta and camp around here usually within 3 hours so we get loads of sunlight all summer.
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Post by k0vwa on Feb 12, 2018 10:43:50 GMT -5
We have four 100 watt panels and have seen over 20 amps input to the charge controller. Doing the math, 200 watts of power at 12VDC equals 16.67 amps. To make ours a little more portable I attached two together with door hinges from the hardware store. Then I made some folding brackets from aluminum stock. It charges our two 6V 225Ah batteries in about 2-3 hours of sunlight or 5-6 hours of overcast skies. I bought enough cable that they can be on either end of the trailer. They're attached to the trailer w/ a security cable. It really is nice to be out and not hear a generator engine droning on hour after hour. We usually camp fairly high in the mountains where ICE generators lose 30% or more of their output capability so solar was an easy choice here.  Camping at Bear Lake by Carl, on Flickr Good luck! |
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Post by danapop on Feb 12, 2018 11:56:22 GMT -5
Thanks kOVWa!
I think your amps are probably around 11.7 as opposed to 16.67 as listed above. Yes, it is a 12VDC panel but the Vmp is probabyl 17.1 volts (standard for most 100w panels).
Cheers,
D
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Post by Chuck on Feb 12, 2018 12:07:01 GMT -5
Nice setup Carl  Safe Travels  73 Chuck |
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