The charge controller is a very important piece of the solar puzzle.
Solar panels on minivan.
They re a boon for off gridders too providing enough current to keep your leisure battery charged when you have no hook up.
Solar panels are ideal for keeping your leisure battery topped up in summer or providing the power for low draw devices such as alarms and trackers when a van s in storage for months.
They range in sizes from huge residential panels to small 50w device chargers.
Allen wrenches tin snips small adjustable wrench plastic pry bar you can buy a radio installation kit on ebay or make your own pry bar drill bit.
Most panels are mounted in an aluminum frame and designed for extended outdoor use.
Rigid solar panels rigid panels are solar cells mounted under tempered glass.