my solar panel

[jeana]

so we have had our dodge 1997 XplorerHT basically a roadtrek -they look exactly the same as one drives by - for three yrs Love it And umm I have never understood why I have a small solar panel on top and what it does There is an umm haha "thing" a long balk metal device that looks like my home inverter... under the carper behind the third seat --is it an inverter maybe? I have solar at home but in a vehicle I do not understand much Help? Does it DO anything? thanks

[TomF]

Originally Posted by jeana

so we have had our dodge 1997 XplorerHT basically a roadtrek -they look exactly the same as one drives by - for three yrs Love it And umm I have never understood why I have a small solar panel on top and what it does There is an umm haha "thing" a long balk metal device that looks like my home inverter... under the carper behind the third seat --is it an inverter maybe? I have solar at home but in a vehicle I do not understand much Help? Does it DO anything? thanks

Most likely the solar panel is helping to charge the house battery, though, if it is a small panel, it won't be producing much power. The device could be the solar controller that controls the power to the battery. On my Roadtrek, I have a 100W solar panel mounted on the roof that helps to charge the house battery.

[jeana]

Originally Posted by TomF

Most likely the solar panel is helping to charge the house battery, though, if it is a small panel, it won't be producing much power. The device could be the solar controller that controls the power to the battery. On my Roadtrek, I have a 100W solar panel mounted on the roof that helps to charge the house battery.

sounds right thanks