Last week we made the decision to invest in getting us more independent from expensive campgrounds ... so we moved north a little and then up to Casa Grande for a day where we had another solar panel installed on our roof and upgraded our charge controller. We had found an installer for AM Solar in Springfield OR who was traveling in AZ for the winter, and through email and phone calls we had him order this newest technology, narrow, thin and lightweight 100w solar panel, special mounts and controller, and arranged for him to add it to our system. We arrived at our prearranged time on a Sat morning outside his RV park where there was a nice flat place to work and he and Steve had it all done and ready to go in just a few hours. The new charge controller replaces our 12 year old technology with one that will charge the batteries completely and is more efficient and the new panel is now adjustable to the sun's angle and ties into our existing one and really brings in the power. He did a great job and it was very fast and well done and we are stoked. We now have three times the power input that we did and can go many more days without needing to drive, run the generator, or find a power hook up.
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