Finally finished the solar panel install today. On the Elk, I found that the vent coming out the roof from the black tank had enough room around the pipe that I could run the 10 ga wires into the interior fairly easily. I removed the angled panel in the bathroom that hides the vent tube, drilled a hole in the wall and mounted the solar controller on the wall above the existing battery monitor in the main cabin area. The 10 gauge wires aren't real easy to work with, and they are visible on the bottom of the controller, but I like having it where I can see it.
It was heavily overcast, but the panel was still putting out 1 amp to the battery. I am very happy with what I was seeing compared to the 85 watt panel we had on our 2619. Let's go camping!!!
I want to thank all that have posted their experience with mounting and installing solar on this site. It helped me tremendously.
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