Forum: Solar and Wind Power

My husband and I are new to having a 5th wheel....lovin' it so far. We have purchased 1 solar panel and the hubby is requesting if anyone knows where there may be a web site to show him how to wire multiple panels together and wire to RV. Also, I have read many posts where people are attaching...

We were hoping to be on the road by now, with the 2010 Elkridge 29RKSA we purchased back in November (seems like an awfully long time ago!), but are getting stalled because of a solar install. We have all the stuff (six panels and all the attendant equipment and hardware), but are having a tough...

Hi all, I've got a few questions about Solar performance and capacity. I don't see these specifically addressed on the forum already. I have seen the posts pointing to calculators for designing a system. I'm just trying to get a feel for battery performance. Let's say I have two 6 volt golf...

Hi, We have Solar Panels on our Sundance and they work great (thanks to some helpful hints from this forum). Now we are getting ready to store the 5th wheel for 7 months while we are sailing. Should we disconnect the solar panel and batteries or should we leave the whole thing connected. We...

Hi, we want to install solar panels. Where is best place to attach the panels on the roof and how should the wire be run? We need to drill holes in the roof and don't want to make a mistake. Thanks for any advice.

As I sit here shopping for a modest (500 to 600 watts, I think) pure sine inverter, it occurred to me that I should probably as the group a couple of things. Our 3055RL has 2 x 6V golf cart batteries in the same compartment as the slide hydraulics stuff, and the unit was factory wired for an Onan...

We are just installing and inverter. Instructions say ground wire should connect to common ground. What is the common ground? Is it the physical chasis? (Is this different than the negative black wire from battery that connects to negative bus bar?) (At Flathead Lake MT now - heading for Coeur...

On going saga here with the dealer on my Cyclone. Long story short, with my battery disconnect off my LP sensor goes emits a steady tone. The dealer troubleshot it down to a bad disconnect and eventually changed it only to have the same issue. I went to pick it up yesterday not knowing that the...

I was set to buy a Sunforce pure sine inverter, but then I read a couple of very negative reviews, one of them talking about how much power the unit draws just for itself. I don't recall the number exactly, but it seemed way too high. I don't need many watts, perhaps 500-ish. Can anyone...

We have 2 x 110W solar panels on our 3055RL, and 2 x 6V golf cart batteries, and the batteries don't seem to be charging. Our unit is stored outside and we've had some nice sunny weather here this past week. Nothing in the trailer is on, from what I can tell, so nothing should be draining power...

I currently have one battery in my Bighorn 3055. I have gen prep in the front storage area which has a battery box in place. I want to add either a 12 volt battery or two new 6volt golf cart batteries(trojan t-105) and a solar panel to keep it topped off when not at the camper. I assume that i...