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07-10-2021, 04:08 PM #21
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We bought our system from Continuous Resources. They sold us the panels, brackets, charge controller, inverter, everything we needed. Great system. The brackets just screwed to the roof (with dicor of course) and they haven’t moved a bit even going up to 70 MPH. Snow load hasn’t been an issue either. It’s really nice to be able to run a microwave without plugging in to the generator.
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07-10-2021, 06:04 PM #22
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Because the camper roof is narrow and rounded, snow accumulation will be mitigated by the wind blowing it of the sides of the roof. The Solar panels are probably rated for higher snow loads than your camper's roof.
As far as mounting the panels the "Z" brackets that many people use will spread out any panel snow load wider than a typical racking system because of a larger contact area (~ 4" vs ~ 1.5").
In my case, I used 6 "Z" brackets for each panel that equates to ~ 24 inches of contact with the panel vs ~ 6 inches of contact in a typical strut type installation.David and Peggy
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