Monday, August 1, 2011

Peel And Stick Solar Technology For RV And Boat Owners

By Ben Mester


One of the great new technologies coming out in the world of solar technology are peel and stick solar panels for boats and RVs. This technology has many advantages over the older, standard solar cells that were fabricated for use on RVs and boats. Traditional panels are heavy, pricey, and not extraordinarily aerodynamic. They require heavy mounting and can be damaged when the vehicle moves at high speeds.

Conversely, peel and stick panels have all of the advantages solar technology offers and not one of the disadvantages of the traditional panels. They're very light, have strong adhesive backing that does not peel up while the vehicle travels at high velocity, and are cheap in contrast.

Peel and stick solar panels do precisely what their name suggests. They're thin, flexible, and peel away to reveal a powerful adhesive that permanently affixes the panel to flat surfaces like the roof of an RV or boat. This is a huge advantage over standard panels that are heavy and must be fastened to a surface with bolts and reinforcements.

Peel and stick solar is available in a variety of sizes and power outputs, depending on the requirements of the owner. Boats generally require less capacity than RVs, unless the boats are big, and so smaller peel and stick panels with less power output are also on the market. Depending on your power needs, there's probably a peel and stick solar panel that will meet them.

Rvs, however, typically have many various systems that need powering, systems like AC, refrigerators, lighting, and more. That's why RV owners regularly use generators strong enough to charge the many different systems used while on an outing. That's the reason why a lot of peel and stick solar panels for RVs are big and have high outputs that either supplement or fully replace the power output the comes out of a generator.




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