Solar panels installed and why

[kidkasha]

How many solar panels have you installed and for what purpose.

[Golden_HVAC]

I started out with a pair of 45 watt panels and a 15 amp controller, wire and mounts came in a $750 kit in 1994. When a dollar was only worth about twice what it is today. In 1997, I bought another 75 watt solar panel, and maxed out the 15 amp controller.

In 1999, I installed a pair of 120 watt solar panels and a direct TV receiver. This required installing a new controller, and I thought I might install more panels sometime (actually 405 watts was plenty) and bought a 50 amp MPPT controller for $450. They are much lower cost now. I no longer need to tilt my solar panels to fully recharge each day.

Fred.

[Canadian_Rainbi]

420 Watts, 484 AH of batteries, Controller Blue Sky Solar Boost 2000E. Spend 5 months a year in Mexico often with questionable AC voltage.

[pianotuna]

Hi,

256 watts of Unisolar. Original intent to charge battery bank between trips and help maintain during trips. I will be adding much more now that I full time.

[PastorCharlie]

2 Kyocera 130 watts panels=260 watts, 30 amp solar boaster, 480 Ah battery bank and 2,000 watts Magnum Inverter/charger. Powers coach and tools.

[harold1946]

Three panels, 215 watts each. They are for charging the battery bank while boondocking.

[toolman1]

370 Watts, and batteries are @ float level, even on overcast days by noon. Under full sun I can watch TV W/Kenwood Surround @ full tilt, and the solar is supplying more than I am consuming. Gotta luv it!!

[donn0128]

250 watts. I like to boon dock and have some luxuries too.