Hi Frank, We've gone solar but I can't help you with on-roof panel applications. Down here in the Southwest, the idea is to NOT park in the sun. My panels (two 45-watters) are placed out where the sun do shine at the end of long 6-gauge "extension cords." I mounted $20 camera monopods to them as tilt-back legs so I can point and tilt them as needed to face directly into the sun -- which they need in order to start working. Otherwise I'd be moving the van around at night to catch the morning sun, and wishing I could park under those trees over there in the heat of the midday. -- Mike "Rocket J Squirrel" Elliott 71 Type 2: the Wonderbus 84 Westfalia: Mellow Yellow ("The Electrical Banana") 74 Utility Trailer. Ladybug Trailer, Inc., San Juan Capistrano KG6RCR
Frank Condelli typed: > I'm looking for a solar panel for use on the top of my Westy. 120w ~ 150w. > Any suggestions ? Expert advice ? > > Cheers, > > Frank Condelli > Almonte, Ontario, Canada > '87 Westy, '90 Carat, '87 Wolfsburg (Forsale) & Lionel Trains (_Collection > for sale_ (http://members.aol.com/Fkc43/trainsal.htm) ) > _Frank Condelli & Associates_ (http://members.aol.com/Fkc43/busindex.html) > - Vanagon/Vanagon Westfalia Service in the Ottawa Valley > _Vanagon Stainless Steel Exhaust Systems_ > (http://members.aol.com/Fkc43/stebro.htm) > _BusFusion_ (http://members.aol.com/BusFusion/bfhome.htm) a VW Camper > camping event, Almonte, ON, June 07 ~ 10, 2007 > |
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