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So my parents just got an old Minni Winnie and they asked me to look into putting a solar panels. I did a little bit of digging and to set things up doesn't look too be too hard given my prior experience and skills set. my parents are on a fixed income so we will be buying things one piece at a time so my first question where to start? What is the first piece of the system should we buy? And which is the best bang for our buck? What should the next piece be so on and so forth? Thanks for any help.
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Are they touring in it, or parking it to live in ?? Big difference if solar is worthwhilePowerfab top of pole PV mount (2) | Listeroid 6/1 w/st5 gen head | XW6048 inverter/chgr | Iota 48V/15A charger | Morningstar 60A MPPT | 48V, 800A NiFe Battery (in series)| 15, Evergreen 205w "12V" PV array on pole | Midnight ePanel | Grundfos 10 SO5-9 with 3 wire Franklin Electric motor (1/2hp 240V 1ph ) on a timer for 3 hr noontime run - Runs off PV ||
|| Midnight Classic 200 | 10, Evergreen 200w in a 160VOC array ||
|| VEC1093 12V Charger | Maha C401 aa/aaa Charger | SureSine | Sunsaver MPPT 15A
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Building a solar power battery charging system "piece by piece" is not the best way to do it or is even the most economical way.
If money is an issue there are cheaper ways to provide a charging means for a set of coach batteries on an RV.
Solar may be fun but it is not cheap or even the smart way to go unless you want to experiment and have money to burn.Comment
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They plan on living in it for a whileComment
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Then I would first design the system based on what my daily watt hour usage is going to be in the near future. Once I have that information I can start to pick my equipment and purchase the items that become available or I now have funds for. Only after you have purchased all of the items should you put the system together.
The problem is that if you do not have a lot of cash to spend your equipment just sits around waiting. That is hard for some people to see.
Small systems can cost anywhere from $1500 to $2500 for each kWh they can safely provide daily. You might be able to spend less but more than likely the equipment will not be quality and fail an early death.Comment
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