On 03/28/2012 06:02 AM, Larry Jaques wrote:

However, I'm thinking of putting two 120W panels on the 5th wheel to
keep the batteries charged.

Why so much? I'm guessing that you already did the math.
Do you do a lot of wilderness camp^H^H^H^Hmobile living?
Or do you just use a lot of electricity at night?

I only use enough for lights to find my way to the crapper 4-5 times a
night (oh the joys of BPH). SWMBO's (aka the OverLord) electrical
footprint is somewhat larger.

240W is enough to fully recharge the 2 6V golf cart batteries after an
evening/morning of 12V lighting and 120V inverter usage - that is if the
sun shines. There's always the Honda 2000W generator in emergencies and
to annoy any neighbors.


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