Post by fargozombie on Jan 4, 2018 13:41:55 GMT -8
I am adding portable solar charging to my off-road teardrop camper. The camper has (1) 12V Marine AGM deep cycle battery installed for the 12V system with a shore-power 6A battery charger in the trailer weather-proof tongue-box. I believe 100 Watts to be sufficient for my power requirements and I don't want to permanently mount panels to the camper/trailer.
So, I have reached the conclusion that the 100 Watt 12 Volt Monocrystalline Foldable Solar Suitcase (RNG-KIT-STCS-100D) would serve my needs. I see a note in the description that the charge-controller is not water-proof.
1) are the Monocrystalline panels water-proof?
2) can the charge-controller be mounted at the battery, in my case in the camper/trailer tongue-box?
3) If the charge-controller can be mounted remote, then what interconnect cables are available for connecting the charge-controller 10-15 feet away from the solar panel?
4) Does Renogy have a bulk-head weather-tight connector that I could install at the camper/trailer tongue-box to connect the the output of the solar panel to and pass through to the charge controller?
5) Does Renogy have a cable with ring-terminals to permanently attache to the battery from the charge-controller?
after thinking this through as I am typing, may be more economical for me to buy separate parts instead of the Solar Suitcase kit...
Anyone else have this installed on your off-road rig?
So, I have reached the conclusion that the 100 Watt 12 Volt Monocrystalline Foldable Solar Suitcase (RNG-KIT-STCS-100D) would serve my needs. I see a note in the description that the charge-controller is not water-proof.
1) are the Monocrystalline panels water-proof?
2) can the charge-controller be mounted at the battery, in my case in the camper/trailer tongue-box?
3) If the charge-controller can be mounted remote, then what interconnect cables are available for connecting the charge-controller 10-15 feet away from the solar panel?
4) Does Renogy have a bulk-head weather-tight connector that I could install at the camper/trailer tongue-box to connect the the output of the solar panel to and pass through to the charge controller?
5) Does Renogy have a cable with ring-terminals to permanently attache to the battery from the charge-controller?
after thinking this through as I am typing, may be more economical for me to buy separate parts instead of the Solar Suitcase kit...
Anyone else have this installed on your off-road rig?
