How To Mount Solar Panels On Van

3 relocate the brackets in the inside edge.

How to mount solar panels on van.

Put the solar panels on top of your van where you d like them to be installed. 2 pre install brackets on the solar panels 4 brackets for each panel. How to install renogy solar panels text edition 1. I had the general idea of where i.

This is to. How to install solar panel s on a camper van conversion. Given excellent conditions a. The panels themselves are easy to install and the entire guide to installing solar panels can be found on renogy s website.

Mark and drill holes in the van roof. In other words if you were at the equator you d lie the panels flat and if you were in alaska you d angle them at over 50 degrees. Attach the panels to the roof. How to install the solar panels on your converted van step 1.

Cut plywood reinforcement strips and drill holes. Dry fit the solar panels on the van roof. Attach brackets to the solar panels. The most efficient way to mount panels would be at the correct angle to point them straight at the sun.

Mark the holes for drilling with a dry erase marker. Prep the first thing you need to do is attach the z brackets to the solar panels so that you can securely attach. Once you ve got the solar panels placed where they re going to. Without solar panels your van s system will be useless.

What we used to mount our solar panels. If you say freedom we say solar panels we listed all the steps in this instructable but head over here for all the m. The autonomy of our diy camper van conversion depends on power and extracting power from the sun feels a bit like cheating to us. Mounting the solar panels step by step.

How we installed the solar panels on our van 1 test the setup before the installation. That angle is equal to the degrees of longitude you are away from the equator.