We have a 170 watt Go Power panel on our 5.0. Works great, except when the rear end of our 5.0 is facing north. On a 5.0 the roof is angled towards the rear, so the angle added to the problem. For example, when we were in Death Valley last winter our camper was perfectly north/south with the rear facing north. The panel was shaded by the air conditioner, so for an entire week we had to milk our existing ah's. When we left we were down 80 ah's, the lowest we've ever been down. Luckily we had the Martin catalytic heater so didn't need to run the ah hungry furnace.
When we purchased the 5.0 I did not like the front mounted solar panel. The front is angled down and would definitely be in the airstream. Now after reading about the failure of a front panel I want a rigid panel even less.
We want to add a flexible panel to the front of our 5.0 to get solar when the rear of our camper is facing north, but the front is facing south at a positive angle. My understanding is we want to match as close as possible the specs of the flexible to the rigid panel. This is one area my being dyslexic sucks.
There are tow MC4 connectors on the roof to add another panel.
I've included the Go Power specs below. What should I look for in a flexible to properly match the Go Power and get the most watts out of the system.
Thanks,
Perry
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