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--- electrical:solar:car [2018/07/01 12:16]
frater_secessus
+++ electrical:solar:car [2020/01/14 15:22]
frater_secessus [Solar for car and SUV dwellers]
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 ====== Solar for car and SUV dwellers ======
-Solar power is common for vehicle dwellers, especially those living in [[rv:cargo_van|cargo vans]] or other vehicles with large, high, and flat rooflines.
+Solar power can be extremely helpful for car dwellers, especially those living in [[rv:cargo_van|cargo vans]] or other vehicles with large, high, and flat rooflines.
 Solar is more challenging for cardwellers due to limited roof space.  SUVs are somewhere in the middle.
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 ==== rack-mounted panels ====
-{{ http://www.missionariointernacional.com/images/missionariointernacional/inno-in-xr-roof-rack-system-1000-x-800.jpg?200}}
+{{ https://i.kinja-img.com/gawker-media/image/upload/s--ekhERyuF--/18s3kl1s0btqqjpg.jpg?200}}
 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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 **Con:**  Initial installation.  Running wires to vehicle interior.  Vehicle must remain in the sun.
-===== batteries =====
+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]]
+===== batteries =====
+FIXME
 ===== charge controllers =====

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