How To Attach A Solar Panel To A Van

Even a tiny bit of shadow on a solar panel reduces its efficiency a long way.

How to attach a solar panel to a van.

How to install the solar panels on your converted van prep attaching the mounting brackets marking the panel placement gluing the wood base inside connecting your panels in parallel attaching the panels to the roof. Top boxes gnarly light bars toilet vents or anything else that puts shade on a part of the panel is robbing you of solar energy. I had the general idea of where i wanted the solar panels to sit on top of my van but without dry fitting them first i would have overlooked how the mounting holes actually lined up on the contoured roof. You need to get the cables from the panels into the van.

Put the solar panels on top of your van where you d like them to be installed renogy solar panels installed on my van. How to install solar panel s on a camper van conversion. The panels themselves are easy to install and the entire guide to installing solar panels can be found on renogy s website. Van solar panels came in a variety of wattages but most vanlifers use multiple 100w panels for their systems.

If you say freedom we say solar panels we listed all the steps in this instructable but head over here for all the m. We used a cheap but effective solution.