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Title: Solar Panel Installer in AZ?
Post by: Intrepid008 on November 08, 2007, 01:33:52 pm
Yahoo Message Number: 35360 (http://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/Country-Coach-Owners/conversations/messages/35360)
Can anyone recommend someone in Arizona to install solar panels on my Magna. I have panels and could do it myself, but drilling into the roof makes me nervous. Drilling and mounting is really all I need done. I hear that it may be possible to use a special 3M tape instead of screws. Has anyone tried this? I picture panels flying off at 70MPH if tape fails...
Rich

2002 Magna 6148
Title: Re: Solar Panel Installer in AZ?
Post by: Jim Hill on November 08, 2007, 06:02:00 pm
Yahoo Message Number: 35364 (http://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/Country-Coach-Owners/conversations/messages/35364)
What brand, size, and wattage solar panels are you installing? How much do they run? I am looking to get some for my new coach to keep her charged up when I am gone, and to help maintain the batteries when running off of them in the sticks. What brand/size, etc. does anyone else suggest to a novice? Where do I find out about them?

Jim Hill

2008 CC 260 Tribute (still being built)
2006 Ford F250 4x4 Diesel Super Duty toad
Title: Re: Solar Panel Installer in AZ?
Post by: Nathanmu on November 08, 2007, 11:36:10 pm
Yahoo Message Number: 35369 (http://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/Country-Coach-Owners/conversations/messages/35369)
Rich,

AM Solar in Eugene installed our solar panels with tape of some kind. Maybe they would tell you what they use. I am confident that the panels will never fly off.

Linda

2004 Intrigue 11724
Title: Re: Solar Panel Installer in AZ?
Post by: Intrepid008 on November 09, 2007, 11:40:13 am
Yahoo Message Number: 35372 (http://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/Country-Coach-Owners/conversations/messages/35372)
I already own Helios panels that are years old and no longer available. You will need 100-150 watts to keep charged when you are away.
Rich

Magna 6148

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they run? I am looking to get some for my new coach to keep her

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when I am gone, and to help maintain the batteries when running off

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in the sticks. What brand/size, etc. does anyone else suggest to a

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Jim Hill

2008 CC 260 Tribute (still being built) > 2006 Ford F250 4x4 Diesel Super Duty toad >

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Can anyone recommend someone in Arizona to install solar panels on

my

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Magna. I have panels and could do it myself, but drilling into the > roof makes me nervous. Drilling and mounting is really all I need > done. I hear that it may be possible to use a special 3M tape

instead

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of screws. Has anyone tried this? I picture panels flying off at

70MPH
Title: Re: Solar Panel Installer in AZ?
Post by: Tom Harsch on November 09, 2007, 01:44:20 pm
Yahoo Message Number: 35373 (http://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/Country-Coach-Owners/conversations/messages/35373)
Rich,

Four years ago AM Solar (Springfield, OR) installed four PV panels using 3M adhesive (VHB double sided tape?) and their "rocker foot" mounts. We've had no problems with this mounting system.

Check out their web site (www.amsolar.com) for some helpful educational material before drilling any holes in your roof.
AM Solar has been at Quartzite, AZ in past winters. You might want to check and see if they will be there this year. Also, AJL Solar (Lake Havasu, AZ? and Quartzite) may also be able to help out.

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Tom Harsch

2002 36' Allure #30791

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Title: Re: Solar Panel Installer in AZ?
Post by: Lccross on November 10, 2007, 10:58:35 am
Yahoo Message Number: 35390 (http://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/Country-Coach-Owners/conversations/messages/35390)
You will also want to notify your rep for the coach order and make sure it is pre wired for solar and that they mark the roof where the wires are to coke out. The guys in Springfield are edging about "just drilling holes in the roof"
Chris 2006 Allure 430+ 31417 (Towed again yesterday-fuel line ruptured-no less than on grade south of Medford!-Back on road in about an hour!YEH!)
Title: Re: Solar Panel Installer in AZ?
Post by: Al on November 10, 2007, 06:13:57 pm
Yahoo Message Number: 35397 (http://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/Country-Coach-Owners/conversations/messages/35397)
How many times have you been towed ? AL

00 affinity #5851
Title: Re: Solar Panel Installer in AZ?
Post by: Brian Davis on November 10, 2007, 06:46:43 pm
Yahoo Message Number: 35398 (http://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/Country-Coach-Owners/conversations/messages/35398)
Twice. Once in our 99 Allure and once in our 05 Intrigue.

Brian

Coach #11901
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