solar panels

If you try a search on past posts I think you'll find there are more answers than you can poke a generator at.

Mike Harding

Try www.solaronline. www.solaronline.com.au/ From what I've read the BP brand seem best, just a reading opinion.

I've been looking as well. It seems that you'll pay about 650 for 65 watts or 5.41 amps (watts / 12 = amps) For us that would run the fridge but leave little to top us the tanks, so to speak. Two would be great and give you about 60 amps a day for additional stuff if you use 12v lights. A good Honda costs that so it seems a good option. I guess though the rain and cloud factor could throw all those cool numbers out the window. The you have to go for a drive which in the rain should be fun, right.

Steve

Hi DJ,

There are a lot of variables when considering solar but I have an 80L Waeco as well and worked out what I needed for my stays. I wrote everything down and listed it on my website. This might help with things (hopefully). The three most improtant things are length of time to be sufficient, current draw per day and battery capacity. By working these out you can determine the number of solar watts needed to achieve this (other variables such as peak sun hours are important as well but this is determined by weather and time of year).

Regards
David

Our 100W Bi-fold is portable suitable for fridge and a fluoro at night.

I can send you a data sheet if you like.

There is no simple/ complete answer...Depends on : what is capacity of your second battery ? is it a Deep Cycle ..how much power does the 80 waeco draw..I had similar set up and had a 64watt Unisolar panel..IMHO..this unit was the ant's pants..produced around 5ah per hor ..30 each day and was used in shade areas and under trees..worked a treat...the only thing was that my (2nd) battery was too low in amp hours ( 75 I think) and so would only power my fridge for a couple of days ...MAX..before it died ...In reality I would say that you are pushing bleep up hill...get a few hundred amps in storage batteries and a couple of the above panels and you will be getting in the picture ...I now have 440 Ah Battery set up with 2 x 64watt UNISOLAR panels and they run my Engel 39litre freezer ...lights, TV and water pumps etc.... no dramas and keep the power up ...don't know how long as only stay about 3 days in one spot ...( I'm one of those Mad No Greys ..that travel the country ) Hope all this makes sense !!!

Davo

I have a roof mounted 80W BP panel which works very well running a 50l Waeco.

Cheers

When you get replies to your post like that from SUNWIZARD...well why bother ..makes me think I should not bother helping people who "know it all"...they are not asking on this post ...they are so full of crap ...