HOW TO INSTALL THREE SOLAR PANELS 480W - VW CRAFTER CONVERSION - EP. 17
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- Опубліковано 28 сер 2024
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My name is Richie Ros an Irish Singer Songwriter.
I've purchased a VW Crafter Van, that I will be converting into a tiny house - tour bus and touring throughout the world.
I'm converting a Vw Crafter 2013 ex DHL delivery van into a tour bus/home on wheels.
In this episode 17 of the tour bus build I install 3 x 160w Solar Panels to the unistrut on the roof of the van. The three solar panels will supply plenty of power to the leisure batteries and power everything inside the bus.
If you have any questions please leave them in the comments section below.
Thanks For Watching :)
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SONGS IN Ep. 2
Artists -
INOSSI - Sunset Eyes
Atch - Over You
Dayfox - Lioness
Lyne - Tribes
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hi there ! im so happy i came across your video, this was a step i was dredding and confused my self too much and you just made it look easy ! i will be following what you did for when i put panels on my fibreglass roof on my bus ! ive liked and subscribed..... just wanted to add, im glad that your explaining things properly step by step, for people that dont know it takes a lot of guessing work out. hats off to you dude, and happy van life !!!
Glad I could help!
Nice, this and a couple of other vids have convinced me to use strut rails. Cheers
Great to hear!
I was looking for a such solution as well! I don't like drilling the roof for no good reason, because of potential leaks and if I want to move panels, the roof will be peppered with holes. Gluing is good, but the holders are large and the roof is not perfectly flat. Some people are worried the glue can melt in the summer, which is probably, not the case, but I understand concerns. Professional roof racks are insanely expensive. The rail is as versatile, but cheap and can be expanded with more functionality later!
Hello from Germany. Buddy you’re a big help. Thank you for sharing all this infos with us.
Glad I could help
You need allot of air under the solar it works better that way. , don't be blocking that off. Great vid matey✌️🇬🇧
Thanks for the tip!
Grand job there again young Richie lad,
Thanks
Very neat job , I have the same panel 180 watt, would the bolts work loose after so much driving ?
neatly done
Thanks
Amazing idea you dont mind if i steal it lol.......
Thanks! Hope this helps you with your solar install :)
Hey I love your video! The links don't work thought :(
Hi Richie, what are the dimensions of your panels. I have got 2 Victron 175w, but I'm hoping to get 3 up on my sprinter between 2 fans as you have. Have no time at present to get up and measure up, so that's why I'm asking as would give me some idea if they would fit. Great videos, I'm enjoying watching them.
Nice job did u do the video on getting the wires in ?
Thanks! I haven’t done the video for the wiring yet! I’ll try upload it soon. 😁
Thanks! I haven’t done the video for the wiring yet! I’ll try upload it soon. 😁
Great video! What size uni strut did you buy for this?
Check out this video on the size uni strut I used ua-cam.com/video/opYxKbGTFRA/v-deo.html
Where'd you get your L brackets from please pal?
I got them from a local hardware store!