Fitting Solar Panel to SunLiving Motorhome

[JohnnyRoyal]

Good Morning
Has anyone fitted a solar panel to their SunLiving Motorhome?
I am just about to and after any advice. Especially where to place it on the roof and where to run the wire to the battery.
I have a friend who is going to install it for me as I pass the tools!
Any advice would be gratefully appreciated.
Also any advice for when it is installed and how to ensure it is working ok.

We hope to take full use of the solar panel when we for on our 3 week road trip to the Hebrides at the end of April, thats if the sun comes out by then!

Thanks

John

 

[berni109]

Depends where the hab battery is located?
If its under the front passenger seat then you can hide the drop wires from the panels in behind the door pillar covering plastic. (From a recommendation on here). The mppt controller can be mounted at the rear of the seat base either behind the plastic cover or on a replacement cover you make up.
Panel position - wherever it/they fit but try to minimise cable length where possible.
Hth
Bern

 

[JohnnyRoyal]

Depends where the hab battery is located?
If its under the front passenger seat then you can hide the drop wires from the panels in behind the door pillar covering plastic. (From a recommendation on here). The mppt controller can be mounted at the rear of the seat base either behind the plastic cover or on a replacement cover you make up.
Panel position - wherever it/they fit but try to minimise cable length where possible.
Hth
Bern

Thanks Bern, very helpful. Our leisure battery is below the rear passenger seats. So as you say we have to try and take the cable down the panels behind the seats.
We will put the Victron SmartSolar MPPT there as well

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