I have bought a 19 foot pull behind camper that I will live in, off grid on BLM land for the next 6-18 months (depending how smoothly it goes).
I have spoken with a couple of solar industry professionals. With their help I know I need more solar power than can fit on my camper (Hot climate - fans!)... so I'm trying to get as much power as I reasonably can, and will have to make due with what I get.
I'm also planning to sell the camper in 1 1/2 to 2 years. With that in mind, the system doesn't need to last years and years, so I'm trying to go as cheap on it as I comfortably can.
Both the solar professionals and electricians I've contacted for help have told me they're not interested in working on a camper and look elsewhere. I'm now on my own to sort out and install this.
This is what I've already bought:
- Solar panels and charge controller:
- Per the Windy Nation sales rep, I bought one of these circuit breaker to go between the panels and the charge controller, and one to go between the charge controller and the batteries:
- charge monitor:
The Windy Nation rep recommended at least 500 amp hours battery, so I'm looking at buying these batteries (there are 4 total):
Looking at buying this inverter:
Questions:
- Will those batteries and inverter safely work into my system? Are they appropriate, or is there a more appropriate choice?
- What wires/cables do I buy to connect batteries together, and connect batteries to inverter? What fuses and where specifically do they go in the system?
I can't express just how much I appreciate any and all knowledgeable help designing selecting this system. Thank you.
I have spoken with a couple of solar industry professionals. With their help I know I need more solar power than can fit on my camper (Hot climate - fans!)... so I'm trying to get as much power as I reasonably can, and will have to make due with what I get.
I'm also planning to sell the camper in 1 1/2 to 2 years. With that in mind, the system doesn't need to last years and years, so I'm trying to go as cheap on it as I comfortably can.
Both the solar professionals and electricians I've contacted for help have told me they're not interested in working on a camper and look elsewhere. I'm now on my own to sort out and install this.
This is what I've already bought:
- Solar panels and charge controller:
- Per the Windy Nation sales rep, I bought one of these circuit breaker to go between the panels and the charge controller, and one to go between the charge controller and the batteries:
- charge monitor:
The Windy Nation rep recommended at least 500 amp hours battery, so I'm looking at buying these batteries (there are 4 total):
Looking at buying this inverter:
Questions:
- Will those batteries and inverter safely work into my system? Are they appropriate, or is there a more appropriate choice?
- What wires/cables do I buy to connect batteries together, and connect batteries to inverter? What fuses and where specifically do they go in the system?
I can't express just how much I appreciate any and all knowledgeable help designing selecting this system. Thank you.
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