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No on both. Wouldn't be that much drop, and no fuse from the factory. Could be a short circuit. I'm assuming you're using a multi-meter to read the voltage.. See if there is continuity between the two wires when they are not hooked up to anything. There should not be. If there is, it's...

No, the day I was doing these tests, I had them both laying flat. The portable was on the ground, but the sun situation was the same. The overland portable is 130w, but I don't think that is what made the difference. I was getting zero output from the Zamp.. it just didn't work w/ the level...

Hi, I just got back from a week in the forest. Love my camper :). About Overland being better in low light (or any new panel w/ the sunpower gen 3 cells)... You'd have to do some googling for the technical descriptions, but they are bottom contact wafers, which avoids having wires over the top...

about their portable "bugout 130" panel, it operates at a lower voltage, more similar to the Zamp panels. So, if you have the Overland 160 panel on the roof, the Overland Bugout 130 panel is a problem, as it operates at about 10v lower voltage than the 160 panel. So basically, plug in the...

If their specs are accurate, the sunpower cells are almost 24% efficient. While most on the market are 18-20%. The ones you just linked specify 21.4. That's all I based my "most efficient" comment on. Otherwise, I have no real world experience. Plus the sunpower cells have that lower...

FYI, the Sol-Go panels specs closely match the Zamp panels. I think they'd be safe to mix. But they are flexible, and you'd need to build a frame for them. Not too tough, and there are plenty of posts about doing it here on this forum with the Overland panels. Basically just build an...

Yeah, I was holding my tongue a bit yesterday when I replied.. But I want to say it.. I've dealt w/ three solar companies in my short 6 months or so in this hobby, and all of them either have no engineers and are simply reselling Chinese products they don't know much about.. Or they're the kind...

About MPPT vs PWM, their answer is a bit of an oversimplification again.. MPPT can take your full voltage and convert it into more current @ ~14-15v for the battery. PWM can only chop off the excess voltage. That matters much more when using higher voltage panels. So, if your battery needs...

I'd be willing to bet their explanation or your understand are a bit of an oversimplification. This affects all solar panels. It has nothing to do w/ the controller. But the actual functioning of the cells of the solar panels. If you mix different voltages, the max voltage the system will...

I thought I drained my system a few weeks ago. Turned on all the valves, including hot water drain. Opened the sink faucet. Drove around. Sat tilted towards my external water drain, it all stopped, I closed everything. Few weeks later, I opened it all up again, and bunches of water poured...

No, left it disconnected, per the manual. If you need to use it, the engine sense line just needs to be connected to anything that gets powered when the engine is on. If it sees any voltage on that line, it will think the vehicle is running and try charging off the alternator. So, if you did...

Redarc actually recommends 4 or 6awg, depending on the length of the run. Their install manual goes from 2 to 6, depending on the run. There's a little chart in it. And, same as you, only w/ redarc, it did not like the 10awg factory wiring. Redarc and Mule both suggested I upgrade it, which I...

Here's my little camper. This spot is somewhere around the Colorado, Wyoming, Utah borders.. Was crossing all of them while looking for a spot on some BLM land. Fleet on Tacoma. My 5 year old took this photo while I was cleaning some dishes.. Didn't even know until a week after I got home and...

I love my flatbed! We thought for a couple years about what to get, and for long trips, we wanted everything the flatbed offered. (more space) I have sides for my flatbed.. So, when I (I should say, if I ever) take the camper off, it's a fully functional truck. I can still haul rock or...

I'd bet Mule is willing to use a larger diameter size (if this is the thread where the OP mentioned Mule was installing it). I bought some equipment from them and was chatting w/ them, and they told me they often upgrade the 10awg to 6 or 4 for people, specifically when they install a DC/DC...

Thanks. I might try it. I think my next stop will be an automotive paint shop, though. One supplied touch-up paint for my car, and it was two parts.. The base color, and the clear had the flakes in it. And, if I really want a match, I might need something similar. Maybe I just need the...

Well, I tried three different paints.. Thought I had a match, until the sun was shining directly on it. The flakes in the silver spur finish appear to be rainbow reflective, while the plain 'silver' paint is not. I thought I had a match w/ some random toyota touch up color, but it was darker...

No experience, but searched for days and days.. Seems like a movable room size AC would be the best option.. The ones that look like a dehumidifier, but have the exhaust hose to pump the hot air outside. Someone in the humid midwest said a 5000btu was just barely enough for him in his Hawk...

Thanks Paul. I bought it in Oregon. I know it spent time at the ocean. All along the west coast, Baja, etc. Also spent time in the mountains, which I'm not sure if they salt there. I brought it back to the midwest where we don't have oceans, but definitely salt on the roads (though I doubt I'll...

1 is around some lights. Not sure if they're factory or not. All four corners of the camper have one, and are the same. It's darker in that photo because I have peeled the loose paint off the surface. 2 is around my awning mounts, which do appear to be factory. (I've got the invoice here...

Thanks a lot! Couple questions.. Butyl tape. Do you try to cover the entire back of whatever you are attaching, or just a ring around the edge? And then, seal around that, or is that not necessary? And about the 3m adhesive/sealant, is that also a similar problem to silicone, in that once used...

I'm going through a 2015, silver spur color camper I recently purchased. There is corrosion around everything.. Not bad. Spreads 1/2" to an inch. Not deep.. The finish pealed, but once clean, doesn't seem lower than the surrounding metal. Maybe I'll post pics.. But anyway, as I repair...

I was thinking... W/ the 12 or 14 gauge wire they used in the 2015 campers, the voltage drop is probably enough to eliminate the issue for me.. But maybe not for the OP. Not sure where they get that "max 40v" in their specs, as that is not a spec that most panels offer. It's usually just VMP...

Please do write back in this thread about what they say. I wrote to RedArc w/ the specs of the overland 160 panels, and they said no, that will cause the system to shut down as soon as it goes over 32v. But, maybe the voltage is exaggerated in the specs of the panel or something.. Malybe that...

I've written FWC two emails over the past month inquiring about the paint.. Not even asking about what to do about the corrosion. Simply asked what touchup paint will match. No response. Why is touch up paint some sort of secret?? I need to do something about it soon, though, as 'winter...