Volta Power System Kits

[BBQ]

Originally Posted by wincrasher

There are very few vans that can accommodate any more than 300 watts on the roof without building some kind of contraption to hold the panels above roof vents, air conditioner and stacks.

Originally Posted by dhectorg

Roadtrek installs up to 600 watts on their extended length vans and ARV offers similar, both with AC and vent fan installed. I've also seen custom extended length Sprinters with as much as 900 watts directly on the roof. It just depends on the overall configuration.

That's exactly what wincrasher said... RT uses some kind of contraption to hold the panels above roof vents, air conditioner and stacks.

The Sprinter XL with the undermount airconditioner might be the only exception.

[dhectorg]

Originally Posted by BBQ

That's exactly what wincrasher said... RT uses some kind of contraption to hold the panels above roof vents, air conditioner and stacks.

Actually, no they don't. The way they do it is by using multiple sizes of solar panels, some large some small, to utilized what would otherwise be wasted space surrounding other equipment.

[cruising7388]

Originally Posted by dhectorg

Roadtrek installs up to 600 watts on their extended length vans and ARV offers similar, both with AC and vent fan installed. I've also seen custom extended length Sprinters with as much as 900 watts directly on the roof. It just depends on the overall configuration.

Except for some cosmetic items, Roadtrek no longer allows ordering discrete options on their Sprinters. Yes, you can choose 270, 470 or 600 watts but it requires ordering an entire expensive package. For example, going from 470 to 600 watts results in a package price increase in the area of $15,000.