Airstream Solar Panel
We did a lot of research looked at so many other airstream solar setups and realized there was a lot to unpack to understa.
Airstream solar panel. Connected through our solar charge controller these panels feed our new agm battery bank consisting of 440 ah of juice 220 usable. We also had a 1000 watt pure sine inverter installed to electrify our outlets. The sunexplorer charge control performs these basic functions. In most cases two rv solar panels will provide you with all of the solar power your airstream will need.
If your airstream trailer has one of the various solar pre wire options these can save a lot of time and money during an installation but due to the thin 8ga or 10ga cable you will be limited to about 300w of solar panels if this isn t enough skip down to section 3b. Six amps are produced every hour from a 100 watt rv solar panel. We offer zamp airstream solar kits ranging in size from 90 watts to 360 watts that s up to 20 amps of charging power per hour. What s more with all 2019 airstream travel trailers leaving the jackson center ohio manufacturing facility with dedicated solar ready hookups zamp solar s wide array of rooftop and portable solar solutions make it easy for all airstreamers to harness the power of the sun.
Ensuring the panels are clean not partially shaded by trees or other interference will promote solar charging. Otherwise here are our recommendatio. How much many rv solar panels do you need to add. These kits are perfect for keeping rv s campers and travel trailers from colonial airsteam fully charged.
Airstream utilizes zamp solar panels and a victron charge control and display. We set up this system with expansion in mind so if they find that 400w isn t enough to offset their light dc loads they have the option of using a portable panel and or they could choose to install up to another 200w on their roof. When we bought our airstream we knew we were going to install solar to give us the flexibility we wanted with our moving home. This airstream came with a zamp portable solar panel plug which they wanted to be integrated into the solar system we installed.
Design a solar charging system utilizing a factory pre wire. These zamp airstream solar kits come complete with 3 port roof cap and are designed for easy installation and make adding more solar at a later time easier and more affordable. Cut the cord to expensive daily shore power hook ups with the 12 volt solar charging system. Zamp solar kits feature solar panel mounts hardware connectors cables deluxe digital charge controller and a robust aluminum framed tempered glass monocrystalline solar panel.
Designed for airstream trailers for 60 watt panels and above these are a unique heavy duty aluminum solar panel mounting feet that adjusts to the curvature of the roof. Today zamp solar panels are used in all pre installed airstream solar packages. We now have 500 watts of solar on top of our airstream five 100 watt solar panels.