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Originally Posted by georgebanker
Looks like you have a nice setup. What size panels? How much do they weigh? What size are the tubes in the arch? Is the arch thru-bolted or otherwise stabilized? Where is the boat and how many amps/day do you usually get?
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Kyocera 130's (130 Watts/piece). I have 4 of them.
They weigh approximately 28 lbs without wiring.
The arch is through bolted with a backer plate and 4200'd to the deck.
The tubes are 2" in diameter. it is aluminum, not SS. However, I went with polished aluminum to make it look like stainless to match the rest of the boat. THe reason for this is it allows less weight aloft (88 lbs total, IIRC), is easier to tap (as I also use the arch for other things), and it is less expensive than SS. To get a 2" arch out of stainless, you will have a VERY heavy unit and very expensive. The reason I like the 2" diamters is for easy, multiple wire runs for multiple components.
On average, I get approximately 205-210ah/day from the units. Somtimes more, sometimes less.
- CD