Comments on: Review of the Best RV Battery Chargers and Solar Panel Kits

By: vicki

vicki — Mon, 07 Nov 2011 23:43:06 +0000

we will live in a 24 foot regent caravan and mostly free camp I have been told i would need at least 5 by 125 watt solar panels to have elecritity there will be a 240 litre compressor frig freezer, a 55 litre chest frig freezer to run in the annexe a front loader washing machine a 19 inch 12 volt t.v. and possibly another for the annexe a microvawe, cd, radio mp3 player lap top computer ,printer 2 mobile phone chargers,bread maker, and a turbo oven .we will have a pure sinewave inverter and a battery charger and all lighting in the van water pumps 2 down light above the sink,reading lights to the bed and seating,12 volt l.e.d. lighting through out the van gas /240 volt auto ignition hot water service and my question is would the 5 pannels be enough power we will also take 2 honda generators

By: Peter Johnstone

Peter Johnstone — Thu, 15 Sep 2011 22:19:10 +0000

Hi – i found your website today. My ‘solar’ needs are only to get my motorhome’s starting battery maintained strong enough to start the engine and/or generator. Right now, because of limitations of where I have to keep in at Mercer Island, WA (98040, near Seattle), I only start it up about once a month and actually run it anywher about four times a year (its basically ‘emergency’ housing in case we have the big earthquake or in case my apartment building burns down). I have a little solat trickle charger, about the size of a shoe box top, but it can’t keep the batteries charged-up enough all the time. So, do i just need a bigger solar panel? If so how big? And, do I need one of those controler boxes or just the panel that plugs into the giraette lighter? Thanks for keeping up this site – you have some really good information here for the uninformed (like me). TY, Peter J/

By: raja yadav

raja yadav — Wed, 24 Aug 2011 17:34:22 +0000

and also the cost ??

By: raja yadav

raja yadav — Wed, 24 Aug 2011 17:33:38 +0000

plz tell me …what and how much we neede to drive a 1kw motor for one hour..??..(with the no of soalar panel of how much watts with its cost)

By: raja yadav

raja yadav — Wed, 24 Aug 2011 17:31:47 +0000

plz tell me …what and how much we neede to drive a 1kw motor for one hour..??..(with the no of soalar panel of how much watts )

By: Solar Power

Solar Power — Wed, 10 Aug 2011 06:30:23 +0000

Does anyone know the best type of battery that we should be using with these types of kits? If we have an 80-120W Solar Panel Kit, what capacity battery should we buy? Should we get a 12 volt 100AH Battery?

By: lindsay micallef

lindsay micallef — Wed, 27 Jul 2011 14:41:25 +0000

Dear seller
I want to buy a solar panel full kit so that i can charge my battery of my caravan and i can use the energy for the fridge and TV that are 240 volts what will be the price and the shipping for Malta Europe be pls send me an email tks

By: Brian Heisey

Brian Heisey — Tue, 17 May 2011 19:48:51 +0000

If my solar charger is charging my RV batteries and I start the generator, will the trickle feed from the converter and the solar charge happening simultaneously cause any damage to my system? Do I need to disconnect the solar feed before starting the generator?

By: colehaan kindle covers

colehaan kindle covers — Fri, 14 Jan 2011 08:04:31 +0000

I need 10 lamp each 8 watts. how many panel i need to maintain those lamp life for 8 hours?

thanks for your advice

By: Dewey

Dewey — Mon, 06 Dec 2010 07:15:12 +0000

Your example “A single 200-watt panel could provide you with 16,000 watts……..” is incorrect. A single 200 watt panel (assuming an 8 hour day) will only provide 1600 watts. Review your math. 8 x 200 = 1600 NOT 16,000 This would only apply IF the panel was in full sunlight, aimed properly, for the entire 8 hours. Solar energy is viable, but the cost is still too excessive. Batteries must be replaced periodically whether used or not. Using solar, you will always be buying batteries, or performing some sort of maintenance. Until the cost is significantly reduced (around 90%) it will not be a mainstream product. Most of the problem is with the mark ups, as with Geothermal heat pumps, the manufacturers are charging the consumer what the consumer will save making the PV systems not worth the expense. Give me nuclear energy!