This simplifies the installation and optimizes the maximum amperage output.
Flexible solar panel van installation.
One thing might do is a diy custom panel.
Learn how to mount a semi flexible solar panel on an rv so it s easily removable has an air gap for cooling and requires no drilling into the roof.
I have not seen a diy for flexible panels though only for glass ones.
We found it easier to work with if we install the glands at approximately 12 inches from the panels.
The right type of fasteners.
6 pre fit solar panels on the roof to define location of cable glands.
Feed the bare rough cut end through the grommet from the outside of the van.
Watch me install two new 100 watt monocrystalline solar panel.
Hey i m wondering how many panels would you have fit if you had put them one perpendicular to the van and the other parallel.
The renogy extension cables come with standard mc4 connectors on one end and rough cut on the other.
There s a lot of confusion out there on the best way to add flex panels to the roof of your rv or campe.
That way i can make longer but narrower panels.
Mark the location of the solar panel to avoid having the measure again afterward.
Install the extension cables.
Select panels with a length close to the width of the van.
As soon as you can grab cables from inside the van and pull them through.
This extension cable is not very flexible.
The light and ultra thin less than 1 8 inch solar panels makes a one person installation easier.
Through trial and error i ve found the best way to install flexible solar panels on my rv roof.
How to install flexible solar panels the right way.