Riley90
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I just purchased a used 1990 Ford E350 Minnie Winnie 27FT. After my measurements, I found it is at least 90 inches wide, and I am assuming it is 27FT long on the ceiling.
Since I plan to use it boondocking a lot, I plan to run AC without a generator, an 8000 BTU window AC should be about 900watts an hour. and I will remove all the vents and AC on the roof to make it flat.
I checked "445W 72Split-Cell Silver Mono Solar Panel by Solarever," which is 82.44*42.86, and 27ft = 324 inches.
((324)/(42.86))=7.5 Panels, I plan to place seven panels, which is 51.8 lb * 7 =362 lb. and gives me 3115 watts of solar.
I plan to replace the roof anyway because it's already soft, but would this still be too much for a 30-year-old RV?
According to the original manual, they do not recommend anything over 100lb. I am thinking about the worst case is I have to use CIGS Solar panels to make it lighter, but that is the last option because of the cost. Also, I think the glass solar panels work as another layer of insulation to block heat from sunshine from passing down to the ceiling.
Since I plan to use it boondocking a lot, I plan to run AC without a generator, an 8000 BTU window AC should be about 900watts an hour. and I will remove all the vents and AC on the roof to make it flat.
I checked "445W 72Split-Cell Silver Mono Solar Panel by Solarever," which is 82.44*42.86, and 27ft = 324 inches.
((324)/(42.86))=7.5 Panels, I plan to place seven panels, which is 51.8 lb * 7 =362 lb. and gives me 3115 watts of solar.
I plan to replace the roof anyway because it's already soft, but would this still be too much for a 30-year-old RV?
According to the original manual, they do not recommend anything over 100lb. I am thinking about the worst case is I have to use CIGS Solar panels to make it lighter, but that is the last option because of the cost. Also, I think the glass solar panels work as another layer of insulation to block heat from sunshine from passing down to the ceiling.