What you may or may not need in the realm of solar is only dependent on how you intend to use your new Conny. If it sits unused most of the year, as many RVs do, but can leave your coach connected to shore power when not in use, you may not need any solar. I suggest you clean it up to your satisfaction, fixing things that are needed but not working, first. At some point you need to start using it and becoming familiar with how things work. Don't make too many changes until you understand what you have and how it works. Don't worry about solar until you decide you prefer to sit in some remote place without any utilities at all for weeks at a time. If that isn't your thing, you can re-install the larger panel you removed (after verifying that the panel is still good).
Gary
'98 Sahara 3006 300CAT
On Tue, Nov 28, 2017 at 6:15 PM, robertfury@... [Safarifriends] wrote:
Thanks Jim! I’m slowing learning this beast, steep learning curve especially since I’ve never owned an RV. One additional question maybe you could answer. I coated the entire roof, the first thing I did. Tore out old satellite and tv antenna and such, also two solar panels. One probably 12”by12”, another larger panel. Both had failed. Did they trickle charge the batteries? If so, I would guess the smaller one charged the chassis batteries, and the larger the house batteries? In replacing these, anything I should be concerned about size and output wise?
Robert
‘94 Continental 8.3 Cummins/Allison
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Gary Smith
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