Roadtrek Solar Panel Installation

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Roadtrek solar panel installation.

Having downsized from a class a fifth wheel the roadtrek let s them travel more frequently. We have seen impressive solar systems on roadtreks and read about others. He checked the current required for air conditioning and for microwave and will go with a 1 5 kw pswi. This will require separate controllers.

We followed the rule of thumb you often hear add 100 watts of solar for every 100 amp hours of battery we had one 80 amp hour battery. Two years ago we added solar to our then 18 year old roadtrek 190 popular. Then there are the factory installed solar systems like on the etrek. We just purchased a 2002 roadtrek 190.

Our son has been in solar for 25 years and plans to install a 315 w panel at the rear and a 100 w panel in front of the fantastic fan. The modules are housed in a sealed unit for a full cell protection system. Battery cells using lithium iron phosphate is the safest battery chemistry on the market today. The client got a 300w solar charging system which can feed about 75ah day onto the 220ah agm battery bank via a blue sky mppt charge controller to keep the starter battery topped off we also included a trik l start which lets a small amount of current flow from the house battery bank.

But most of us are not full timers like campskunk nor do we have a compressor fridge to keep powered like jim lever nor do we have banks of 8 batteries to keep charged like etrek owners. Roadtreks and other van conversions make up a large percentage of the rv install side of our business. Solar panels help keep a constant flow of power backed by batteries allowing christine to boondock anytime. 304 12 i wanted to add a solar panel to my roadtrek 170 popular as this would allow me to extend my boondocking camping trips and the same time do it for around 300 dollars.

Available in 400 and 800 modules the ecotrek power module has a system to fit on all camper van models and takes you completely off the grid for the freedom to go anywhere. I install the 100 watt renogy panels on the fiberglass roof of the roadtrek camper van rv without drilling any holes but instead use 3m vhb tap.