Thanks for posting that. I've been eyeballing folding panels lately. Good to know there's a relatively high watt panel that actually fits in the luggage rack. One possible advantage to a PWM controller is that it will handle mixed sizes of solar panels. If I'm not misunderstanding, the MPPT controller won't track as well with mismatched panels. i.e. if one wanted to add another larger panel later on. Using clues from Johns blog, I bet he used this panel: Being a single man, this would be my choice ;) (another 80 Watt panel):
On Thu, Jul 25, 2013 at 5:09 PM, J B <jbever@excite.com> wrote: > First of all, thanks to everyone here for their input, knowledge, and ideas on solar power. > > Please feel free to check out my latest blog showcasing my solar panel installation > > http://1981vwcamper.blogspot.com/ > > John.
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