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Measure the distance between the mounting site and the battery
location.The charge controller should be mounted in close proximity
to the battery bank within 5 feet.Refer to the DC electrical wire guide
to choose an appropriate gauge wire for the length of the wire.
If you choose to mount your Solar Panel to your RV,be sure you solidly
mount your panels to the roof. If you have a rubber roof over thin
plywood you may want to use molly fasteners(NOT INCLUDED) to get
a better grip. if you have a fiberglass roof,drill some pilot holes
through the fiberglass to reach plywood below.This will prevent
cracking or damaging the fiberglass. If your RV is equipped with a
metal roof you must mount the solar panel to the joists supporting
the roof.
Figure 4 shows an example of how the panel can be mounted with
the Z brackets included.
The wire from the solar panel can be routed to the interior of the RV
through the roofMtop refrigerator vent.(In this kind of installation
attempt to mount the panel near the refrigerator vent. See Figure 3.
Solar Panel
Method B
Method A
Refrigerator
Vent Cover
Vent
Screen
Figure 3
Figure 4
Mounting Bracket
¼"-20x1¼"
flange bolt
¼"flat washer
Well-Nut
Rubber bushing materialexpands
when bolt is tightened to securely
anchor hardware
Solar
Module
Rv roof material
up to approx 3/8"
thickness
