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Making Changes

Winter is thawing and it was time to get some projects done on the Ambo. Up first is a proper swinging table, and getting the solar put in. I went with a victron mppt charge controller so I can get stats over bluetooth and a Canadian solar CS6P-250PX-ZEP 250watt panel to start. Future improvements will likely be more 100w renogy panels on a separate controller so I can utilize external panels when boondocking for a power boost. My first battery is a crappy deep cycle lead acid but I plan to upgrade to 100 ah lifepo4 lithium down the road. At this point I just need to get the rig up so I can hit the road.

Solar panels!

Solar power is essential to me in a trailer. I went with 2 175 watt panels and four 6v deep cycle trojan 105 batteries. I added a distro box for the DC and the ac is ran independant with the ability to plug it into the xantrex 2000 watt inverter if needed.

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wiring coming along (wasnt done yet)

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inverter mount and trimetric meter

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after insulation

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2×4 mounts to the steel girder underneith

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the exposed black struts are what the mounts attach to for reference. my wood slats are to attach the insulation

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mounts have hinges for future angle tweaking

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