Ford Transit Connect Van Solar Panel Setup

We inserted the positive wire from the solar panels into the positive solar terminal on the charge controller then did the same with the negative wire.

Ford transit connect van solar panel setup.

With an adjustable tilt mount you can install solar panels with or without a z bracket. Now they ve just wrapped up their latest project setting up two solar panels on their van s roof. It has a wifi hotspot backup camera sync 3 bluetooth fordpass remote start features and all the stuff you d find on a normal transit connect. Laura shane spent two years converting their ford transit 250 into an adventuremobile.

In this video i explain some testing i have done on the dometic cf 50 12v refrigerator. The ford transit connect camper van conversion involves taking out everything in the back of the van and cramming in a tv dvd player microwave small cooler style refrigerator solar panels on the roof a roof mounted fan and under bed storage. Adjustable tilt mounts can get you better efficiency on the roof or work as a stand if you are using portable panels. Solar cable glands bridge the gap between the roof and the interior of your van.

I used three evenly spaced m8 bolts washers and nuts to attach the two panels together in the middle two bolts for each side of each panel to attach the panel to the z bar and two bolts for each panel to attach the z bar to the mighty mounts. Now the solar panels were charging the batteries. I have your vehicle and im in florida i opted for foldable solar panels a 40 watt and a 27 watt i believe they brands were instaspark and king solar i also use a 10 watt solar trickle charger ecoworthy is the brand i mostly charge via a 12 volt male to male plug at 10 amps i only power a 35ah deep cycle and a 18ah jumpstarter so less than a hour and a half of drive to fully recharge the 35ah. I also try to explain my reasoning and methods used to determine how.