I just finished my solar install. I started with a 45w panel,26"x21" at 10#. I chose the rear right for better weight distribution . With this i needed to reroute the wires through the roof,since i had my solar lead up front under the overhang so i could have a pull out panel. Changed my mind on that one. I used a threaded hollow piece of lamp tube about 1 3/4" long for a 'weather head'. With the thin bolts on either side and tightened them down,well caulked and ran 2 #12 wires from the panel through the roof down the inside corner and out the plywood step area to the controlled in the battery space.The wires run under the side overhang step to the front and into the camper where the main wiring comes through. The panel is bolted directly to the roof rack with 4 bolts and the 2 ell brackets. All is working great. A few questions. 1.I didn't put a fuse on the system should i and does it go between the panel and controller or the controller and battery? 2. I see some use rubber between the mounting brackets and the camper,why? Thanks for all the help with the responses to the other solar threads.
Frank
Frank
I thought some vibration isolation might be good.
