Installing SOLAR on a Swift 674 MOTORHOME
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 5 ธ.ค. 2021
- Let's install some solar panels on the motorhome shall we? I've been thinking about doing this for a while but the time has come.
And it didn't all go to plan!
Parts used in this video:
PV Solar Panel kit with mounting brackets and gland from www.craigsolar.co.uk/
Victron 75/10 MPPT Solar Controller: amzn.to/3eIjfee
4mm² 12AWG Solar Extension Cables with MC4 Connectors: amzn.to/3G5haoZ
Sikaflex 522 Adhesive Sealant (300ml): amzn.to/3zyaHQZ
Self-tapping screws: amzn.to/3FS1rcv
I do like the fact you do these DIY projects even though it’s clear you’re not an expert. You encounter the problems most of us would and talk through the resolution. Gives hope to those of us less adventurous MHers.
El regulador lo más cerca de la batería, no utilizar la preinstalacion de la placa de la autocaravana que está muy limitada.
With 75/10 controller you only need 140w to output 10amps so only need 54% efficiency of the panel. Any enhancements in the future I would think about bypassing the Sargent control panel as you can go beyond 10amps.
If i use a victron 100/20 charge controller controller will it be ok as thats what i have ordered
You’re a braver man than me drilling holes in the roof. Luckily our Autotrail already had solar fitted but I am going through a similar process to have a dedicated panel in the windscreen to just top up the vehicle battery as when the van is in storage the Sargent system prioritises the leisure battery’s and it won’t start over the winter! What a coincidence we also have an identical blue Beemer is yours a convertible?
Grateful for the video but the charge controller should be located as near the battery as possible. This is to minimise voltage drop due to resistance in the copper wire. Having said that I have a system that charges the leisure and vehicle batteries. The solar charger is within 0.5 metres of the leisure batteries but nearly 6 metres from the vehicle battery. To keep voltage drop less than 3% I have used 6mm cable . Because the vehicle battery is charged by a smart alternator I take care to remove the fuse from that arm of the circuit when I start the engine; otherwise the alternator will blow a fuse on the leisure battery.
I have drilled holes in our motorhome roof and walls really is tight buttocks time good video ? what was 21amps that flashed up .all the best .
Where did you buy the 260 w panel and controller , what are the model numbers ??
Hi you said any excess power would be let off as heat dissipation, wouldn't an extra battery take up the extra generated? Not too brilliant with solar etc myself so it might be a stupid question!
Hi ,could you let me know what you stick the feet of solar panels to roof thanks
Was one tube of sikaflex enough for 6 brackets? Did you use spacers to ensure you left the required thickness if sikaflex?
Was you leisure battery connected to you vehicle battery at all.
Did you already have 100 watt panel on your roof. And is your leisure battery under seat? Cheers mike
Does this charge the vehicle and leisure batteries when the van is not being used?
Why is Daniel Craig in your microwave
i just bought the sargent 100w kit and came to fit it to my escape 674 but when i looked in the void above the microwave there was no connector. i took of the wood panel over the top of the control panel and found it had been tucked in there rather than being fed through to the cupboard, no space to push it through so it now needs a hole drilling through the cupboard to get it through!! hopefully it'll be mounted this week and i can get the free charging for off gridding.