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 Topic: Practicalities o solar panels
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12/11/2013 at 2:43pm
Location: Shropshire
Outfit: Toyota Granvia (Wellhouse)
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Enzo...
Do you mean the portable and "suitcase" type of panels?..
I've read that they don't charge very well(if at all?)through glass.No idea how true that is though..we've got one but I think using it, is a bit of "kidology" myself.. (..although when on festival sites for 4-7 day stints in the summer, if the van's control panel is to be believed, it does seem to put some juice back in..bit it's usually just plonked on the roof,out through the skylight  )
Prices of "proper" panels are coming right down now...so if storing it away from home is going to be a long term thing, them getting a proper installation may be worth looking at..?
If you do just use a portable panel, just plugged into a "cigar lighter", make sure the socket is live with the ignition off!...as a good many won't be....
(..I fitted two additional, fused sockets to our van..one to the vehicle battery, one to the leisure battery).
Post last edited on 12/11/2013 15:04:41
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