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Originally Posted by uncle
new to sight and just got news that our new 35ik camper just came off production line YAA.
Just wondering where to get solar panels and what they might cost camper is wired for
solar panels thanks in advance.
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Most trailers that say they are "wired for solar" are usually set up for small ones that are really only battery maintainers. They will normally not give you enough juice to do anything else.
If you want to run things in the trailer, you really need a system which includes a controller ( controls the power of the solar panels and how much gets sent to batteries). Also an inverter (changes battery power to normal household current).
Panels can be permanently mounted or they can be portable.
We are using (2) permanent mount 100 watt panels from Renogy, a 1000 watt inverter for (2) 12 volt batteries and a 40 amp MPPT controller.
It works well for us.
You should size your batteries to your system.
Renogy is just one company out of many. You can buy from them direct or off Amazon.
Remember that YouTube is your friend and check out the manufacturers web sites as well.
It took me about a year to figure out my needs and I wanted a system I could expand in the future if need be. Good luck and congratulations on your new trailer.