Yep - realized that after I looked it up again. Originally I was thinking I would get a 15 or 20A and opted for the 30A for expansion. Guess it was the right call!rando said:A 30A MPPT controller should be fine for 3 120W panels.
Interesting. I might do this. Does the "second home" require an address? Any other gotchas?ski3pin said:I did several years back when I installed solar on our first camper. I can document every day and night spent in our camper.
Howdymichgoblue said:Had ordered two from Amazon and just ordered a 3rd from SolarBlvd for $20 cheaper than I paid earlier. Was going to use a 30A MPPT Controller - now I need to see if I need to upgrade to a 40A instead.
The shipping box was just a tiny bit larger than the panels. I sold the camper that I installed 3 on, but installed 2 on my current camper. Pretty sure they are 52" x 23" x 1/8th" but will measure when I get home if you need more precision.DavidGraves said:Howdy
Did you get your flex panel installed ?
Could you please post the actual dimensions of the Solar Blvd panel referenced ?
There seems to be confusion over the actual size versus shipping box.
Many thanks
David Graves
The 120w flexible solar blvd panel was 1/2" too long for me to mount east to west between my rack mounts on my 2015 Fleet. I think it's actually 51.5". I was able to fit two of them plus a 50 watt flexible end to end oriented north to south between one rack mount and the two fans. That has the added benefit of grouping all of your connector cables in one small area real near the solar connector in the roof.DavidGraves said:Howdy
Yes, some actual dimensions would be GREAT !
I have Yakima racks but they are at a different width than some other Hawks..
Thanks again
David Graves
Scud,SCUD said:Esus
The IRS says on page 4 of
http://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/p936.pdf
"For you to take a home mortgage interest deduction, your debt must be secured by a qualified home. This means your main home or your second home. A home includes a house, condominium, cooperative, mobile home, house trailer, boat, or similar property that has sleeping, cooking, and toilet facilities. The interest you pay on a mortgage on a home other than your main or second home may be deductible if the proceeds of the loan were used for business, investment, or other deductible purposes. Otherwise, it is considered personal interest and is not deductible. Main home. You can have only one main home at any one time. This is the home where you ordinarily live most of the time. Second home. A second home is a home that you choose to treat as your second home. Second home not rented out. If you have a second home that you do not hold out for rent or resale to others at any time during the year, you can treat it as a qualified home. You do not have to use the home during the year."
Here's an explanation of the solar ITC
http://www.seia.org/policy/finance-tax/solar-investment-tax-credit
I'm not an accountant. You should check with your tax preparer to see if they think your camper qualifies. If so, taking 30% of the installed solar system cost off your income taxes looks like a pretty good deal.
I guess I forgot to take the measurements then . . .michgoblue said:The shipping box was just a tiny bit larger than the panels. I sold the camper that I installed 3 on, but installed 2 on my current camper. Pretty sure they are 52" x 23" x 1/8th" but will measure when I get home if you need more precision.
The first three panels I attached directly to the roof using Eternabond and it held pretty well. The new camper has Yakima tracks so I built a rack out of angle aluminum and flat aluminum to mount them in and bolted that to the Yakima tracks.
Interesting. He is now recommending a max of 14.4V for AGM batteries in the absorb phase. ROLLS/Surrette (which is what I am using) recommends 14.7 I might just be turning that down...PaulT said:Angry Bob Solar has a new article on his web site that piqued my interest re the higher charging voltages being recommended now.
https://handybobsolar.wordpress.com/2018-warning-turn-the-voltage-down/
Interesting read. I'm sure more will follow.
Paul
And would the manufacturer void your warranty if you used a Zamp that allows no modification of the charging profile other than selecting AGM, FLA, or Calcium?Vic Harder said:And if I turn mine down to 14.4, will I void my warranty? In his story, the manufacturer honored the warranty because he used their recommended (and now determined to be too high) voltage. Hmmm.![]()