Jun
24
2011
DIY Camper RV Solar Panel Installation
By Solar Expert
My DIY solar pannel installation on my fifth-wheel camper trailer. Visit filear.com for more videos.
Video Rating: 5 / 5
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Great, simply said and shown video. Thanks for your time putting this together. I am getting set to do this on our vintage canned ham trailer. Much appreciated!
Very nice. I bet it keeps the batteries nice and topped up
8:25 thats what she said
thanks so much for the advice!! will let you know how i do with the project!
@apatternlanguage Yes you will need deep cycle, or marine batteries. Regular car batteries will not last as long as they like to be charged up at all times and don’t like deep cycles of charge and discharge.
Dude, awesome… I am converting a van into a small camper and this is exactly what i was looking for..!!! Do i need deep cycle batteries???
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I Love this video man thank you.
@rriverstone1 I don’t want to run up my hosts’ electric bill, or mine, so solar makes sense. I’m also getting “mifi” internet. I’m building a soda pop can heater for the 4′tallx3′wide window by front door and solar water heater from black, braided garden hose! Tomorrow, I start laying my false floor with garden hose running under it: passive heat from my solar water heater, which feeds into h2o heater tank! I have an old 12v battery right now. I hear a few 6v batts give longer storage.
I imagined all sorts of complications to using solar panels, not the least of which is cost. Thanks to you, I investigated yesterday. I even looked at broken cells, pre-tabbed, on eBay, to build my own. Guess what? I found a brand new 50w panel on ebay for $125 and a regulator for $13! I’m moving into a travel trailer I just bought for $2,500. I’ve gutted unnecessary cabinets, beds, tore out nasty carpets & got all appliances operating. Will be moving to Navajo reservation, near Gallup.
@rriverstone1 The one in the video is a Morningstar SunSaver-6 (you can google it), I have installed a lot of them and never had a single issue. The SunSaver-6 has a load capacity of 6 amps, at 12 volts it can handle a max 72 watt solar pannel. A 10 amp controler could handle a 120 watt solar panel. Just multiply the amperage rating times the voltage to get the watt rating.
I need to know the specs, max loads, etc for your solar controller voltage regulator. I need to buy one, but am worried I’ll get the wrong kind.
this is the best video I’ve seen on rv solar installation. thanks
so did you run the wiring, for your lighting, to the charge controller or directly to the battery?