Solarrolla - Solarizing a Safari Trek 30 foot Motorhome
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- čas přidán 5. 09. 2024
- We've installed a 3,000 watt solar system on a Safari Trek Motorhome. In this video we talk about the system, components and the benefits of going solar.
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The big boxy bus-shaped motorhomes seem practically made for solar conversion. Their roof is the full length of the vehicle. It's also typically fairly flat. You can easily install slide-out wings to triple the solar area. I can even see the potential for two-stage wings that would 5x the solar area. The other advantage is that the vehicle weight to rooftop install weight ratio scales really well, you could put a lot of solar infrastructure up there without worrying about making it top-heavy. And then if you put a large battery array in low down you keep a low center of gravity, so it's still super stable.
I would love to see a one year follow up on this install!
3KW, woow, very impressive. And I thought my 1200W was pretty good. Nice install too, the aluminum work on the roof to get it all installed is quite nice.
I can't wait to see how Mary likes her solar powered motorhome, once they build it for her. 3,000 watts, which calculates to only 4 horsepowers from 11am to 1 or 2PM, but I suppose if it charges up big batteries all day and is only driven on weekends, it might work.
how many watts does a chevy 454 produce ? you still have to run the rig, how big is the drive motor and how many watts does it draw at 65 mph
Did she figure out it didn't work out as planned?
Yall over sold her solar. She may have needed 800-1000 watts.
Why at the end of the video, where the rv turns in the street you can see the exhauster making smoke? If it is 100% electric...
This RV is not electric drive like most of our other builds. The client just wanted a solar system to run her AC, fridge, lights, etc.