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Solar Power
as fitted to my Bailey Unicorn S2 Barcelona

 
Shopping List of parts used  


100 Watt Solar Panel  (Monocrystalline)


Morningstar SHS-10 10amp charge controller



2 x solar panel ABS mounting brackets (550mm)



Waterproof cable double entry gland



10 metre MC4 solar panel extension cable with connectors (cut in half to provide 2x5 metre leads with male and female MC4 connectors)

CTEK CTE-56573 Comfort Connect Cigarette Socket Adaptor (with the lighter socket cut off and the resulting cable, with the fuse, used on the output of the Charge Controller towards the battery )

CTEK CTE-56329 CTEK Direct Connector Adaptor (10mm) (with the ring terminals cut off and socket extended with 4mm cable to the battery, hence providing a plug and socket between the battery and the Solar charging installation)

8 x No10 A4 marine grade stainless steel pan head self-tapping screws (to fix the mounting brackets to the Solar Panel)

1 meter of twin BLACK / RED 4mm cable

  
£89
ebay
 
 
£23
ebay
 
 
 
 
£23
ebay
 
 
£8
ebay
 
 
 
 
£10
ebay
 
 
 
£9
Amazon
 
 
 
 
 
£4
Amazon
£2
ebay
£2 ebay

Soudaseal RV 61 Adhesive / Sealant, supplied by installer

  
   
Total £170
Plus fitting  
   
   
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100W Solar Panel fitted by bonding mounting brackets to roof using RV61
 
Cable entry gland bonded to roof
 Morningstar 10 Amp charge controller SHS-10  
     
The panel was fitted on the 12th March 2013 and after a couple of hours out in the winter sun the battery volts were reading 14.3V later that day at 1600 the volts were reading 13.4V very happy so far with the results. I now hope that worrying about there being enough power for the mover, which we have to use in storage, is now a thing of the past. Also, when using Sites without Electric Hook Up that the battery will be kept topped up.