Flexible Solar Directly To Van Roof

Next owner of your old van decides how to deal with the angle stock on his roof.

Flexible solar directly to van roof.

Use the space age tape adhesive to put some angle stock on the van roof then bolt the plywood base to that with the solar panel attached to the plywood. Bolt solar panels to roof and plywood strips. Easy to unbolt the ply pv panel to transfer to the next vehicle using similar glued taped angle system on it. The sun store solar kit costs 362 53 and more information can be found on their website.

The solar panel measure 1476mm x 670mm so is small enough to be mounted onto the roof of the van more than one could fit if this is necessary for your set up. Mark the location of the solar panel to avoid having the measure again afterward. 6 pre fit solar panels on the roof to define location of cable glands. Let adhesive cure then seal with dicor lap sealant.

Mounting flexible solar panels on a van. Dry fit the solar panels on the van roof. Cut plywood reinforcement strips and drill holes. It also makes them lightweight.

Working with a solar panel up on the roof of a van is awkward more hands make the job easier. Clean roof and apply loctite pl adhesive. 7 remove solar panels and drill holes for the. Flexible panels are flat cells that are molded with a layer of protective plastic on top.

We found it easier to work with if we install the glands at approximately 12 inches from the panels. The softer plastic on these panels is more prone to getting scratches on the surface. I ve installed my massive solar array. Mark and drill holes in the van roof.

So instead i decided to mount them with vhb tape directly on the roof. This extension cable is not very flexible. Because they don t have a frame they are low profile and can bend to shallow curves such as a van roof. I purchased them here.

Before we screw the feet into the roof we want to add caulking to the bottom of the feet and the hole in the roof the wire is going through to make it waterproof.