I was given a Sharp 185 Watt solar panel and was thinking about replacing the 90 Watt panel that came with my 2012 Hawk. This thing of course takes up a much bigger foot print on the roof. But my main question is can my current system handle this panel, my controller is the standard Morningside SS-6-12V that FWC is still putting into their campers to handle their solar panel systems. I also have 2 marine batteries.
I'm mainly using the current solar system to power a 80L Dometic compressor fridge that came stock.
Most of the time the 90 watt panel keeps up with the fridge, occasionally the batteries start to fall behind.
Just wondering if it's worth it for me to replace the current stock solar panel with the 185 Sharp? Fyi, I'm a complete newbie in regards to 12 volt stuff, got on the Morningside site and it didn't list the max watts the controller could take.
Any thoughts or insights are appreciated.
I'm mainly using the current solar system to power a 80L Dometic compressor fridge that came stock.
Most of the time the 90 watt panel keeps up with the fridge, occasionally the batteries start to fall behind.
Just wondering if it's worth it for me to replace the current stock solar panel with the 185 Sharp? Fyi, I'm a complete newbie in regards to 12 volt stuff, got on the Morningside site and it didn't list the max watts the controller could take.
Any thoughts or insights are appreciated.