Sprinter Van Solar Panels Pop Top Roof

My solar panels are made by bend based zamp solar the same company that made the solar panels on my first sprinter van.

Sprinter van solar panels pop top roof. The panels are pretty rigid and don t. Flexible panels are flat cells that are molded with a layer of protective plastic on top. On my diy sprinter rv conversion i ve mounted a pair of grape solar 160w solar panels purchased from costco for us 230 each. Just a few years ago these panels would have cost us 500 each and only be available from specialty solar companies.

The solar panels harness the power from the sun and then a wire runs to the batteries where the power is stored. There are several mounting options but you will probably either use a roof rack to mount them or make use of the roof channels if your van has them to slide in little fixings for the edges of the panel. In this video i am installing a total of 480watts of solar panels to our mercedes sprinter camper van. 2007 rb low roof sprinters dodge promaster low roof and ford transit low and medium roof vans can also be fitted with pop tops.

Even a tiny bit of shadow on a solar panel reduces its efficiency a long way. You will probably end up with your panels flat on the roof. The optional bed in the pop top or penthouse top is relatively small 41 wide by 76 long. Some items shown may be additional cost options such as awnings running boards microwaves and larger refrigerators.

Top boxes gnarly light bars toilet vents or anything else that puts shade on a part of the panel is robbing you of solar energy. Download a free parts list here https www dropbox. It also makes them lightweight. I wired the two 12v solar panels in series for a higher voltage and current output for.

How to put panels on the roof. I ll talk more about how to determine how much solar power to have in the next section. You need to get the cables from the panels into the van. Eb sprinter high roof van rb sprinter low roof with penthouse conversions for sprinters can usually be adapted to the transit and promaster vans.

Because they don t have a frame they are low profile and can bend to shallow curves such as a van roof.