Thread: weight of panels for pop top.

G'day cobber. You have many options. It really depends on how handy you are. If weight is a factor, i would suggest that you buy the actual individual cells and lay them directly on the roof of the pop top. Once you connect them together, glue them down then seal them in place. Just need a bit of patience is all. Buying the cells versus buying pre built panels, you will end up with more power for your dollar. Hope this helped. Cheers, Brett

Thanks Brett, clear as mud.

I assume that you don't mean buying hundreds of individual cells and joining them together? Sounds a nightmare to me!

Originally Posted by Lotz-A-Landies

Thanks Brett, clear as mud.

I assume that you don't mean buying hundreds of individual cells and joining them together? Sounds a nightmare to me!

Yep that's what he means have seen it done before if you are at thre shed later this week I have a 120 watt and a 180 watt set up you can see they will stand up to hwy speeds on the roof but are a little on the hefty side for your truck may cause a little extra body sway

Originally Posted by Lotz-A-Landies

Are there panels that ware lighter than others, possibly with a lower frame profile? Will they travel at highway speed without risking panel damage?

Yes and Yes.

Thin film solar (flexible) panels will do what you want.

See the examples at Kimberley Campers site.

There are several panel suppliers in Oz.

Cheers
Simon

Originally Posted by THE BOOGER

<snip> ... they will stand up to hwy speeds on the roof but are a little on the hefty side for your truck may cause a little extra body sway

Its not called a creepy crawly (gogga = Afrikaans) for nothing.

You don't want to be doing high speed turns in that one!

I'm going to replace the missing front anti-roll bar by cannibalising one off one of my donor SIIB.