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My Travel Trailer Is Prewired for Solar Now What

MY TRAVEL TRAILER IS PREWIRED FOR SOLAR, NOW WHAT?

PRE WIRE FOR SOLAR RVS MAY REQUIRE A DIFFERENT BASE SOLAR KIT AS THE WIRING DONE AT THE FACTORY IS NOT ALWAYS OPTIMIZED FOR THE RETAIL KITS.

Air Airstream travel trailers were some of the first RVs to include prewired for solar. There are many sizes of panels that will work with the prewired RVs. Our Go Power solar kits are designed to pair with the prewired solar wiring on these travel trailers. These prewired solar trailers can come in a couple of different configurations. The cable entry plate is sometimes at one end of the trailer or motorhome and after additional equipment is installed, the ideal solar panel location is across the entire roof.

SOLAR TIP: look at manuals for your RV and see what the manufacturer would have installed if you had purchsed the RV with panels

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Updated for the new 190 Watt Prewired Solar Kits : Updated in July 2020*

Updated: 05/20/2019 Many of the travel trailers from brands like Forest River, Airstream, and Jayco are coming prewired for RV Solar. This implementation is called the Wired for Solar program.

Updated 06/20/2020 Some travel trailers are coming prewired with installed 10 Amp Go Power PWM Controllers. These will handle the Prewired Overlander Kit

CABLE ENTRY PLATE MAKES WIRING EASY FOR RV ROOF SOLAR

Many of these travel trailers are using the Go Power cable entry plate on the RV roof. These cable entry plates make hooking up a Go Power solar kit a breeze. All that is left is mounting the panels, fusing the wire and installing the charge controller. Most of the hard work of running cables has already been completed by the factory.

This can save as many as 5 hours off a standard install of solar panels on your travel trailer, fifth wheel, camper or motorhome. Not all of the prewired RVs use these cable entry plates, but instead, use 2 MC-4 wires terminating through the roof.

** CHARGE CONTROLLER PREWIRED FOR SOLAR STICKER ALERT ** Many of the prewired RVs have a sticker that looks like a charge controller. It is usually help in locating placement for the controller and locating the solar cables coming in from the roof.

The newer option is for some Trailers to come prewired with the circuit completed from the cable entry plate through a charge controller and completed at the battery. This is more rare of an install an often uses an SQ designated charge controller.

The charge controller below is the Go Power PWM 30 model that is designed for the prewired solar kits. The Prewired For Solar sticker will most likely resemble this device and sometimes is even a template.

SOLAR CHARGE CONTROLLER

** GP-PWM-30-UL-BT **

The Go Power PWM 30 Bluetooth Lithium controller can handle solar arrays up to 570 watts. Primarily for RV use, It is designed for flush panel mounting, but there is an optional knockout box available for surface mounting. To protect and properly charger your house battery bank, the controller has several different battery charging profiles including Sealed, AGM, Flooded, and Lithium. It can charge two battery banks and is our most common RV charge controller. It is UL listed and now has Bluetooth connectivity. There is also a USB port on the front of the charge controller.

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Prewired for solar knowledge base.

A selection of articles discussing the best way to locate the components of a Prewired RV solar system.

Tips on finding prewired RV solar wires

Finding lost prewired solar wires.

It is very frustrating to find cables that are in an RV that was prewired at the factory, but the locating stickers were removed.

A few tips are look for pictures of your RV on the internet as they often have these stickers still installed in videos and diagrams. Another is to use a tool to search for the cables. These scopes can really help with lots of projects like this and aare a great tool to have around.

Real world issues with finding prewired solar wires

A selection of Prewired RV Solar Kits

WHICH PANELS ARE RIGHT FOR YOUR TRAVEL TRAILER?

There are 2 main types of panels that we have to match the Go Power prewire setups. These panels are rigid solar panels and flex solar panels. The flex panels can curve to match shapes on Airstreams while rigid panels have better warranties and are usually are a little less expensive.

Depending on which travel trailer make and model you have will determine which type of panel is best for your needs.

Go Power setups for travel trailers that include both inverters and solar

There are 2 main kits available from Go Power

There is also a podcast we did about how much solar you might need for your RV.

A few extra items that are often need for travel trailer solar installation.

There are always extra items that mey need to be purchased for installing solar on your travel trailer. Dicor is a common brand people use on their RV roofs when installing. Follow the manufacturers suggestions and instructions to get a proper compatible installation. Make sure your roof on the travel trailer is compatible with whatever type of sealant you choose. Remember that water is your enemy and does not do your trailer any favors.

You will often use more sealant than you think and it is always good to have a little extra around to reseal roof yearly.

Also make sure to follow manfactuirers instructions for installing panels on your camping trailer. Read manual a couple times before attempting install.

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UVW (Unloaded Vehicle Weight)* - is the typical weight of the unit as manufactured at the factory. It includes all weight at the unit’s axle(s) and tongue or pin and LP Gas. The UVW does not include cargo, fresh potable water, additional optional equipment or dealer installed accessories. *Estimated Average based on standard build optional equipment.

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• Roof Ladder Prep
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• New 3-Burner Cook Top (N/A 178BHSK)
• 13.5K Air Conditioner (Ducted 178 and up)
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• (1) 20 lb. LP Bottle (2 20# tanks on 278SS)
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Where you can see northern lights Sunday night from another solar storm

Sunday night could offer another opportunity to see the northern lights unusually far south, though less than earlier predicted

If you missed the recent auroras over the past two days, you may have another chance. The sun will continue to send more activity to Earth on Sunday night and early this week.

Fast eruptions from the sun are expected to slam into Earth on Sunday night and Monday morning, triggering another round of geomagnetic storms, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Sunday is predicted to offer the best chance for aurora-chasing before this round of solar activity diminishes.

After predicting geomagnetic storms of level G4 or G5 — the most intense rating — on Sunday morning, NOAA downgraded the forecast to G3, meaning less likelihood for a repeat of Friday night , when storms brought aurora sightings down to Florida and Mexico.

Activity is expected to wane by the pre-dawn hours of Monday, although storm levels are still predicted to reach moderate (G2) to strong (G3). Auroras could be spotted as far south as Iowa and Washington state with the naked eye, but cameras could capture the dancing lights farther south.

By Tuesday morning, NOAA forecasts that geomagnetic storm activity will diminish to minor levels (G1). During a minor storm, only higher latitudes such as northern Michigan or Maine typically see auroras.

Will there be clouds in my area?

In the Northeast, people may struggle to see the aurora through clouds on Sunday night, although some breaks are possible toward Monday morning. Unfortunately, clouds will blanket much of the area Monday night to Tuesday morning.

In the Mid-Atlantic, the skies will be mostly clear from Sunday night into Monday, providing promising views from West Virginia to South Carolina. Heavy cloud cover moves in over the region on Monday night into Tuesday morning.

The southern United States (from Georgia to western Texas) will be largely covered in clouds from late Sunday night to Tuesday morning.

The West Coast and northern Plains should have primarily clear skies from Sunday night to Tuesday morning.

If your region has a cloudy forecast over the next few days, don’t necessarily fret. Sometimes breaks emerge in the cloud canopy. And while clouds will make it harder to see the northern lights, sometimes they also make for interesting photos .

Will you be able to see the northern lights around D.C.?

It is unlikely that auroras will be visible Sunday night in the D.C. region, according to NOAA’s 7:15 p.m. update.

Washingtonians had a brief window during which to see auroras early Saturday morning . But there were too many clouds and the geomagnetic storm wasn’t quite strong enough for northern lights to be seen Saturday night into Sunday morning — although auroras were reported in Virginia’s Blue Ridge Mountains at 10:30 p.m. and about 12:30 a.m., as well as in the mountains to the west.

You will improve your chances of seeing the aurora borealis significantly by finding an observing location away from city lights (this advice applies to any population center). Also, the lights — if they appear — may be rather faint and only visible through your camera lens, which is more sensitive to light than your eyes. Look to the north to try to find them.

Where has the aurora already been seen this weekend?

The geomagnetic activity over the past few days has been one for the books, producing once-in-a-lifetime or once-in-a-generation aurora displays.

The weekend began strong with an extreme (G5) storm on Friday into Saturday morning. One space weather physicist collected aurora observations on X from every state in the United States, and from much of the Northern Hemisphere — including rare places like Italy, Austria, London, Mexico and India. Auroras were even spotted in tropical locations, including Puerto Rico and the Bahamas.

In the Southern Hemisphere, the lights — known as the aurora australis — were photographed in Chile , Argentina , New Zealand and Australia.

Although activity decreased Saturday night, storm levels still briefly reached into strong (G3) to severe (G4) levels. At its peak, people were able to snap aurora pictures in the mountains of Virginia.

Were any satellite or power grid operations affected?

Intense geomagnetic storms can disrupt satellite, GPS and power grid operations. After Friday’s storm, NOAA received reports of issues on some power grids and high-frequency radio and GPS communications.

The last time a G5 storm hit was in 2003. That one also brought widespread auroras and some power interruptions in certain regions of the globe.

Why has there been so much auroral activity recently?

The slew of auroral activity stems from a particularly bustling area on the sun known as active region 3664. The region — measuring about 17 times the diameter of Earth — is marked with a cluster of dark splotches, known as sunspots. Sunspots are areas on the sun’s surface where its magnetic field is much higher than anywhere else on the sun. These magnetically complex regions are often the source of large, explosive bursts on the sun.

So cool. On Saturday morning, CWG reader David Abbou took this video of the giant sunspot facing Earth (which you can see with solar eclipse glasses) and which has been responsible for the solar storms and northern lights. As he was recording, an airplane photobombed the shot! pic.twitter.com/N52dCzwjn5 — Capital Weather Gang (@capitalweather) May 12, 2024

Last week, the sunspot group launched multiple eruptions from its surface — called coronal mass ejections — toward Earth. Coronal mass ejections are large clouds of solar energy and magnetized plasma that can temporarily disturb Earth’s magnetosphere, if aimed correctly. Some solar particles travel along Earth’s magnetic field into our upper atmosphere, exciting molecules and releasing photons of light, or the aurora.

Geomagnetic activity from this sunspot group will last until around Tuesday, then the sunspot group will rotate away from Earth’s view. If it rotates all the way around the sun and faces back to Earth in several weeks, it could send additional activity our way. However, most sunspot groups weaken on second appearance.

NOAA scientists continually monitor the sun and are tracking any potential activity from other sunspot groups.

Jason Samenow contributed to this report.