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frater_secessus [making helpers guess] 		opinion:frater_secessus:beginner_mistakes [2025/06/21 16:49] (current)
frater_secessus [mounting or deploying panels where they will be shaded]
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 Rule of thumb:  nothing on the vehicle should be taller than the surface of the solar panels Rule of thumb:  nothing on the vehicle should be taller than the surface of the solar panels
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 +Unforced errors include mounting the panels 
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 +  * on a rack that has ladder retention uprights
 +  * on a rack that has raised sides
 +  * on the bottom of a roof basket
 +  * below a roof basket (!!!) 
 +  * near taller objects like vent hoods, antennas, cargo boxes, awning mounts, etc
  
  
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 Be realistic:  if you are a person whose phone battery and gas tank is perpetually below 1/4 you probably won't set the panels out often enough or for long enough to derive much benefit.  This is not a moral judgement -- it just means you need to focus on mounted panel or increasing yield from the alternator.  Be realistic:  if you are a person whose phone battery and gas tank is perpetually below 1/4 you probably won't set the panels out often enough or for long enough to derive much benefit.  This is not a moral judgement -- it just means you need to focus on mounted panel or increasing yield from the alternator. 
  
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-[[electrical:solar:shading|Shade]] will wreck solar harvest.  Beginners often don't pay attention to shade conditions, including shade thrown by objects on the van roof or the rack itself.   
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-Unforced errors include mounting the panels  
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-  * on a rack that has ladder retention uprights 
-  * on a rack that has raised sides 
-  * on the bottom of a roof basket 
-  * below a roof basket (!!!)  
-  * near taller objects like vent hoods, antennas, cargo boxes, awning mounts, etc 
  
  
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-People across the internet cannot see what's in front of you or what it's doing -- all we have to go on is what you tell us.  So please tell us as clearly as you can.  If you find yourself having to say "you know what I meant" this is an indicator people really //don't// know what you mean.+People across the internet cannot see what's in front of you or what it's doing -- all we have to go on is what you tell us.  So please tell us as clearly as you can.  If you find yourself having to say "you know what I meant" this is an indicator people really //didn't// know what you meant because your words were not clear.
  
 You may want to start a text document that lists all the installed gear and significant settings so  You may want to start a text document that lists all the installed gear and significant settings so 
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