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Old 07-09-2008, 09:36 PM   #1
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Okay here is a question that has probably been beaten like a dead horse
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I am very seriously looking into put a couple of solar panels on the RV....I don't like running the generator exhaust smell and the noise and fumes (I know buy a exhaust pipe) to power the RV. I have 6 coach battery's, I figured that if we were going to dry camp for 3 or 4 days at a time I would probably need 2 panels. To keep them at 90% charge.

I have found prices that seem outrageous....to some that are reasonable. I figured if we use 175 amp hours a day (and that is being way over est,) 2 panels will do good, right now we only use the RV one to three weeks in the summer, and two weeks, in the fall......and maybe a week in the winter. I kind of think that after a while they will become cost effective but in what 20 years. I am almost wanting to get a wind turbine.....because a lot oplaces we go seem to be very windy.

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