Portable Solar Panel System for RV with Furrion Solar Outlet Rated for 10 Amps

Question:

My 5th came with a Solar Prep outlet made by Furrion that says 10 Amp. Is this 200 watt unit too powerful for the Furrion solar prep system?

asked by: Vinny

Expert Reply:

The Go Power Portable Solar System with Digital Solar Controller # 34282610 would be a bit overkill for your 10 amp outlet so instead you'd want to go with the # 34282730 which has an amperage rating of 6.74 amps which will work great and won't be too much amperage.

The kit you referenced has an output rating from the panel of 11.63 amps.

expert reply by: Jameson C

Al E.

8/13/2020

I have a question regarding Go Power Portable Solar System 200watt vs. 130 Watt. Will the 200 watt system collect more Sun energy on cloudy days than the 130 watt system? Therefore, if I want to get optimum charging on questionable days, should I purchase an oversized system 200 watt(maxed out at 10amps). I have a 10 amp limit on my battery bank. If I purchase the right sized system 130watt (6.7amps), unless I have perfect skies, I will not optimize the charging capacity of my system. Am I thinking about this correctly? Or would it just be wasteful to have the added capacity? Thank you for considering my question.

Jon G.

8/26/2020

You are thinking about that correctly. On a nice sunny day with your solar panels in the optimum position you will get the max amount of amps. Since that is typically hit and miss (especially on cloudy days) I would go with the 200W system. This has a smart charger included so you don't have to worry about sending too much power to your battery bank.