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electrical:solar:car [2018/07/01 12:16]
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electrical:solar:car [2018/07/01 13:01]
frater_secessus [rack-mounted panels]
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 ==== rack-mounted panels ==== ==== rack-mounted panels ====
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 While roofspace is limited, it is possible to mount a normal framed panel on a roof rack.  Your vehicle may already have a rack (or at least rails), making the job easier.  [[https://amzn.to/2lQI1O5|A simple two-bar universal rack]] is about $150, and [[https://amzn.to/2KwpFzE|a nice locking two-bar rack from someone like Inno]] is about $300-$450.   While roofspace is limited, it is possible to mount a normal framed panel on a roof rack.  Your vehicle may already have a rack (or at least rails), making the job easier.  [[https://amzn.to/2lQI1O5|A simple two-bar universal rack]] is about $150, and [[https://amzn.to/2KwpFzE|a nice locking two-bar rack from someone like Inno]] is about $300-$450.  
  
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 **Pro:**  Can use normal, inexpensive panels.  Greater output due to bigger panel.  Greater output because it is always deployed.  Flat-mounted panels do not need to be re-aimed at the sun.  \\ **Pro:**  Can use normal, inexpensive panels.  Greater output due to bigger panel.  Greater output because it is always deployed.  Flat-mounted panels do not need to be re-aimed at the sun.  \\
 **Con:**  Initial installation.  Running wires to vehicle interior.  Vehicle must remain in the sun.  **Con:**  Initial installation.  Running wires to vehicle interior.  Vehicle must remain in the sun. 
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 +Resources: 
 +  * Video:  [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SEj47JaPWm8|DIY Roof Rack with Solar Panel Honda Odyssey]]
 +  * Video:  [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_44G3y22jy0|255W solar panel installed on jeep]]
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 ===== batteries ===== ===== batteries =====
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