That's what I do. My Anderson Powerpole connectors are right behind the license plate door. I plug 50 ft of BIG speaker wire into those and put my panels in the sun. My aux battery is under the rear seat so I ran the leads through the firewall and out through the engine compartment to the license plate door. The only hole I had to drill was under the rear seat where it is well protected and easy to occasionally check for rust. Why put another hole in the outside of your van when you don't have to? Jeff in Marin
On Jun 28, 2011, at 7:59 PM, Automatic digest processor wrote: > Date: Tue, 28 Jun 2011 19:19:43 -0700 > From: Richard Koerner <rjkinpb@SBCGLOBAL.NET> > Subject: Re: Solar Panel outdoor electrical connect > > Would it work to "dangle" it out of the license plate door?=A0 That > is, kee= > p it bundled neatly, but then an easy connection and you're good to > go.=A0 = > Us "non-Westy" guys do that to make a clean 120 VAC installation for > when i= > n campgrounds with electric power.=A0 (Not that I've done it...still > route = > the trusty 35' extension cord out the driver's door footwell and let > the ru= > bber weatherstrip compensate; but, one of these days...) > > Rich > San Diego |
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