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--- electrical:solar:frugal [2017/11/19 19:24]
frater_secessus [system sizing]
+++ electrical:solar:frugal [2018/06/16 20:31]
frater_secessus [Making do with tiny solar setups]
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+This page is about making do with what you already have, not about what to buy if you are [[electrical:solar:gentle_intro|starting from scratch]].
 ===== system sizing =====
-Large solar installs are can be useful but are overkill (in size, output and expense) for many campers.  [[http://rvwiki.mousetrap.net/doku.php?id=electrical:solar:builds|100w and similar]] installs can work well, particularly [[electrical:12v:alt_and_solar|in combination]] with [[electrical:12v:alternator|alternator/"dual-battery" charging]].
+Large solar installs are can be useful but are overkill (in size, output and expense) for many campers.  Even [[http://rvwiki.mousetrap.net/doku.php?id=electrical:solar:builds|100w]] installs can work well, particularly [[electrical:12v:alt_and_solar|in combination]] with [[electrical:12v:alternator|alternator/"dual-battery" charging]].  [[electrical:solar:builds#w1|200w]] is the most common solar configuration on CRVL.
 Reduce the size of your solar install (panels, batteries) by running your loads [[electrical:solar:nonessential|when the system has power to spare]], not when it is trying to charge back up.

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