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11-09-2014, 06:02 PM
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2 Rivet Member 
2014 23' Flying Cloud
Woodstock
, Georgia
Join Date: May 2014
Posts: 74
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23fb solar panels for under $400
I added two 100watt solar panels with control panel from Renolgy purchased from Amazon . Mounting hardware from Ace (rubber plug nuts and stainless screws ) added a sealed gel battery and box with on/off circuit breaker to isolate when you want back up incase you run two stock batteries dead. A wall mounted volt meter gives you the number anytime tank monitor switched on.
Solar kit $239.00
Volt meter $1.00
Battery box $9.99
Battery $139.99
Circuit breaker $6.99      
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11-09-2014, 06:21 PM
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3 Rivet Member 
1962 22' Safari
Vintage Kin Owner
kansas city
, Missouri
Join Date: Mar 2011
Posts: 195
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Nice!
I to added two 100watt Renolgy but chose to keep them portable.
First trip this summer and wow do they work!
Full charge by 10 am and even during rain storms! So fun to watch the amps flow in!
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11-09-2014, 06:29 PM
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3 Rivet Member
1962 22' Safari
Vintage Kin Owner
kansas city
, Missouri
Join Date: Mar 2011
Posts: 195
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 love power from the sun, so quite.
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11-09-2014, 06:34 PM
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2 Rivet Member
2014 23' Flying Cloud
Woodstock
, Georgia
Join Date: May 2014
Posts: 74
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8 days semi shaded spot at Elkmont in Smoky mnts with 4 people,showers daily, lights fridge, music lights etc no problem. Even ran the heat two nights.  
The Streaming Gantt's on Airstream Forums
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11-09-2014, 06:42 PM
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3 Rivet Member
1962 22' Safari
Vintage Kin Owner
kansas city
, Missouri
Join Date: Mar 2011
Posts: 195
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Freedom! From the cord.
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11-09-2014, 07:01 PM
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2 Rivet Member
2014 23' Flying Cloud
Woodstock
, Georgia
Join Date: May 2014
Posts: 74
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It's truly a good feeling to enjoy all the comforts day after day with no guilt.
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11-09-2014, 09:41 PM
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Rivet Master 
1986 32' Excella
Currently Looking...
Canton
, Georgia
Join Date: Jun 2011
Posts: 1,342
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Awesome!!!!
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11-10-2014, 11:51 AM
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Look for us at Assateague
1975 31' Sovereign
1955 22' Safari
Ringoes
, New Jersey
Join Date: May 2008
Posts: 11
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Voltage?
Hi: I also mounted solar modules on my vintage 1955 and 1975 Airstream trailers and added extra batteries. I was wondering, with two 100-watt modules, what is the voltage DC of each? Did you connect them in serial or parallel before connecting them to your charge controller? Thanks.
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11-10-2014, 11:59 AM
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Full Time Adventurer
2007 27' International CCD FB
Nomadic
, USA
Join Date: Jul 2013
Posts: 2,748
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Excellent work! And not a huge expense. Bookmarking for future reference.
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11-10-2014, 02:40 PM
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Refugee from Napa, CA
2015 25' Flying Cloud
Currently Looking...
Formerly Napa
, On the road
Join Date: Apr 2014
Posts: 614
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Ditto
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11-11-2014, 06:27 AM
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3 Rivet Member
1962 22' Safari
Vintage Kin Owner
kansas city
, Missouri
Join Date: Mar 2011
Posts: 195
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Renolgy, say they run at max 18.9dc volts and I run mine parallel to the controller.
A lot of info out there, this is a blog of info I continue to refer to.
HandyBob's Blog « Making off grid RV electrical systems work
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11-11-2014, 06:52 AM
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3 Rivet Member
1962 22' Safari
Vintage Kin Owner
kansas city
, Missouri
Join Date: Mar 2011
Posts: 195
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My intention is to be able to recharge the house battery and a trolling motor battery at the same time.
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