On my diy sprinter rv conversion i ve mounted a pair of grape solar 160w solar panels purchased from costco for us 230 each.
Sprinter solar panels.
You are able to mount solar panels between 2 solar panel roof cross bars.
Auxiliary batteries are standard with sportsmobile s standard equipment package.
At first i was leaning towards mounting them sideways across the roof.
I wired the two 12v solar panels in series for a higher voltage and current output for.
This solar panel roof bar is compatible with all high roof sprinter vans made between after 2019.
Renogy 100 watt monocrystalline solar panels or the 160w version renogy solar panel monocrystalline solar panel.
This sprinter van solar panel roof cross bar allows you to mount solar panels to your sprinter van s roof.
We can t think of a better match than solar and a sprinter van or alternate makes ford etc of course.
We ve already taken one week long trip with the renogy solar panels on our sprinter van.
Go where you want to go and have convenient.
I ll talk more about how to determine how much solar power to have in the next section.
The energy stored from solar panels is the same as when you run your van s engine to have the van s alternator charge your batteries.
Just a few years ago these panels would have cost us 500 each and only be available from specialty solar companies.
Here s a summary of what we ve done to add solar charging to our van.
Our batteries were usually back at 100 by late morning and that was after running our rear door cargo lights for hours at night.
The solar panels harness the power from the sun and then a wire runs to the batteries where the power is stored.
The price you see is for 1 solar panel roof bar.
Peimar 300w solar panel or equivalent 1 midnite kid 30a solar charge controller or equivalent 1 samlex pst 2000 12 2kw 12v pure sine inverter 1 sikaflex 715 sealant 1.
Solar panels collect the sun s energy and store it in your auxiliary battery batteries.
Solar panels and charger solar is a great way to recharge a battery and keep equipment like fridges and fans running during the day.
If we had to purchase panels there are plenty of good quality panels out there at reasonable prices such as these.