How To Attach A Solar Panel To A Van

Mark the holes for drilling with a dry erase marker.

How to attach a solar panel to a van. Attach the panels to the roof. The first thing you need to do is attach the z brackets to the solar panels so that you can securely attach them to the roof. Once the solar panels are mounted to the roof of your van or rv you ll need to run them through the roof. Do not hook up your van solar panels to the charge controller until the charge controller is connected to the batteries.

To ensure that the solar panel is fitted squarely either mark the roof with a non permanent pen or use a strip of masking tape. Hold your breath and start drilling 24 holes. How to install solar panel s on a camper van conversion. The autonomy of our diy camper van conversion depends on power and extracting power from the sun feels a bit like cheating to us.

How to install the solar panels on your converted van. Back on the roof attach the waterproof connections on the solar panel s cables to those on the cable leading into the caravan then secure any loose cable under the panel with the clips provided. We used a blue sea systems cable clamp to keep water from leaking in. Connect your panels in parallel.

The electrical system of our campervan is designed to power our appliances fan lights 12v fridge etc and can be charged with solar power alternator or shore. How to install solar panels on a camper van conversion with 3m vhb tape no holes solar panels are a key element for off the grid vanlife. Once you ve figured out the four major components for your van solar panels installation it s time to figure out which part connects to which for a seamless electrical van setup. How to install renogy solar panels text edition.

If you say freedom we say solar panels we listed all the steps in this instructable but head over here for all the m. I had the general. Renogy solar panels installed on my van.