The AriStar 220 watt Turbo RV solar charging kit is an intermediate solar power system with future expansion in mind.
Our 220 watt RV solar kit comes complete and ready to install. The only thing not included in the box is the labor to put it all together. Believe me, if we could find a way to squeeze it in there, we would.
Your kit comes with two Mitsubishi 110 watt solar panels, solar panel mounting feet and well nut kit to secure to the roof, 50 feet of sunlight and water resistant tray cable ( no conduit necessary ), safety fuse and Solar Boost / Blue Sky Energy 2000E charge controller. Nice controller, digital display, and utilizes MPPT ( maximum power point tracking technology ).
What's that?? Well, a quick lesson charge controllers. Most 12 volt solar panels produce about 17 volt while charging and most 12 volt batteries only charge up to about 14.4 volts. What a standard charge controller does is take that extra volatge and turn it into heat, basically wasting it. What a MPPT controller does is take that extra voltage and turn it into more current. What that equates to is as much as 20% more power coming out of your solar panel VS. a standard charge controller. If you do a lot of camping or plan on expanding your system later on down the road, I feel the extra cost of the MPPT controller is well justified. If you're just a once in a while weekend camper, I would recommend you stay with out standard kits.
The Mitsubishi 110 watt solar panel measures 26" x 56" each and under most sunlight conditions, two of them will produce about 1100+ watts of power per day. That's enough to keep up with your lights, water pump, furnace blower, TV / DVD use, etc. Pretty much, anything in your coach that is 12 volt. If you have an inverter on board you may also be able to get some microwave, coffee pot or other small plug in item use. If you don't have an inverter, you can order one from our RV Inverters section or order a kit complete with one a little further down on the RV solar kits page.
This kit is usually in stock and ready to ship out anytime. We typically ship out UPS or FedEx Ground and a freight estimate is about $55-$75 depending on your location in the US. There is no sales tax charged on orders outside of California.
A good battery bank for this kit would be four 6 volt or four 12 volt batteries. We can always provide a diagram on how to hook up batteries in this confugration.
