What’s on top
Wednesday, May 7th, 2008
The top side of our Sprinter has been used as well.
To the left you see the new Fiama awning made to attach to the rails which come standard on any Sprinter. Because of the high side door, the awning ends up on top instead of the side. It adds about another 4″ to our height which puts us close to 9-1/2′.
The antenna on the front is a power amplified antenna. What is that? I don’t know. I think it makes reception better.
The 2 Kyocera Solar Panels are multi-crystal photo-voltage blue panels, encapsulated between tempered glass and a PVC back sheet. The panels are installed in an anodized aluminum frame and feed into a Blue Sky Solar Boost 2000E Controller and then into the 4D-AGM house battery. The house battery provides the 12 volts DC we need and feeds into a 2000W Triplite Inverter for any AC requirements.
These are the spec’s:
- Max power output 130 watts
- Max voltage 17.5 volts
- Max current 7.4 amps/hr
- Weight 29 lbs.
- 56″L x 26″W x 2″H
Behind the panels is the cover for the Fantastic fan and in the back, a vent for the marine toilet.
Since the awning used the right rail, we had to add another short rail on that side. It would be possible to mount a Thule M.O.A.B. behind the top of the fan cover but getting to it might be a problem.
If you look closely at the photo you will see there is a color change above the antenna. I haven’t any information on that.
