Complete Beginners Guide to RV and Van Solar System Design

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1. As a senior lady, this gives me hope that one day I could still "live the dream" and it won't be a total "nightmare."
2. Off topic, but do you use video-recording glasses to capture your footage or a go-pro.?
3. Good work William - as a Technical Electronic Serviceman I can say you covered a fair amount of good areas for the average person to get the idea if they didn't have any training without having to go into Ohm`s Law then Power Dissipation versus Loses.
   You actually explain aspects much better than my lecturer in 1986.
   
   The man and his monotone voice put people to sleep quite regularly.
4. When it comes to having just two 100 watt panels, would it be more efficient to run them in series or in parallel?
5. Very interesting 👌🤔
6. why you never filmed your rv exterior?
7. Very good tutorial
8. You make it sound so easy. I so confused on how to hook it up until now. 😀
9. how do you combine them into one wire?????
10. I finally understand what I have to do!
    Thanks heaps.
11. Great job Will! You are doing great work here! So much so I wish I had written you in on election day! :D
12. Great video , very helpful !
13. Great, informative, detailed video man!!! Stay safe!!
14. Very good. Nice basic explanation Thanks.
15. you explained that so well! thanks! i have a question tho, what do you do if you want multiple ways to charge your batteries? i mean like isolators from the engine compartment to charge when driving or maybe a plug in charge when electricity is available? can you hook them all up at once or do you need to switch between? thanks in advance i'm really enjoying your vids.
16. Excellent video William! Thank you
17. Very helpful...it's amazing how much some can learn and do when sober all weekend...ehem
18. You could use one of those RV holding tank vent caps to make a nice roof entrance for your cables. It would be neat and allow easy wire access to the roof.
    
    A little on wire sizes and capacity:
    
    Wire sizes are 4 gauge will handle 125-150 Amps at lengths of 4-13 feet Then the capacity will drop off as your wire length increases. If you were to go say 20Ft your Amp capacity drops to 65-85A
    
    8 gauge will handle 105-125A up to 10Ft It will drop as your wire length increases so, at 20Ft the Amp capacity drops to 50 -65A.
    
    Hopefully this helps with explanations of "thick wire sizes". You can get an amp clamp to determine what current draws in your "current" (get it) ;) system. My expertise comes from being an 12V installer of various automotive needs. Good information. Thanks Will!
    
    -Jon
19. another good hi amp quick disconnect i like are anderson.
20. does your roof leak?