Well I have to tell you, when I saw some e panels advertised by solar companies and saw that they go for around $2,000 ... I thought there goes another dumb SUCKER.....but having almost finished wiring my own panel, since they don't sell small pre wired e panels for crazy people with 840 watt solar panels on cargo trailers, I would say if you include shopping for the parts then it can easily become a 20+ hour project. Not even counting the research time. Most electricians try to grab you for $80 to $120 per hour, so I can see how that project would go fast toward $2000 for a little larger solar e panel.
The nice part will be that my whole system will be plug and play, if I ever need to sell the trailer, all my hard work can be taken out in 5-10 minutes with some quick snap plugs, like Anderson connectors.
Everything you see here is installed inside a upper 24" wide x 30" high - kitchen cabinet.
Now don't laugh your BUTT OFF,
all those little parts above are close to $1,400
My labor not included
Hi Jerry,
ReplyDeleteI found your blog through Glenn's "To Simplify" blog.
Been looking at RV's and cargo trailers for conversion for months. Lot's of research and decisions to make since I got to get it right the first time. I am also interested in going solar and possibly wind like John from Voyager54 for boondocking.
Will start reading your blog today but will most likely have a lot of questions.
Regards,
Tom
Hi Tom
ReplyDeleteWelcome abord , I'm sure you will find some interesting stuff going into my trailer. Will try and answer your questions best I can. I still have lots of stuff to complete prior to my hitting the road.
Jerry