Description
Take a trip in the great outdoors with all the comforts of home still at your fingertips. The Renogy RV Kit is perfect for any camper looking to run their favorite small electronics while on the road. Unlike traditional gas generators, the Renogy 200 Watt 12 Volt Solar RV Kit silently recharges your batteries so you can enjoy the great outdoors without the extra noise. Solar panels also allow you to run limited low watt electrical equipment without a power hookup. Renogy RV Kits are carefully arranged to meet your RV needs. This kit includes two 100W 12V Monocrystalline Solar Panels, one Adventurer 30A PWM Charge Controller, one 30ft 10AWG MC4 Adaptor Kit, one 16ft 10AWG Tray Cable, one pair of Branch Connectors, a BT-1 Bluetooth Module and one Renogy Cable Entry Housing. The Adventurer 30A PWM Charge Controller is specifically designed for RV applications as it allows for aesthetically clean flush mounting on walls and is negative-grounded for battery compatibility. It also features an LCD screen for displaying system operation information and data and allows for full control of parameter settings. The control is embedded with self-diagnostics and electronic protection functions that prevent damage from installation mistakes or system faults. Newly added BT-1 Bluetooth Module enables user to pair the charge controller with our smartphone app Renogy BT. The APP allows you to view system performance in real time and make parameter changes right from your smartphone!
Clint –
The kit works great. Install was pretty easy. One of my panels showed up shattered, but they sent me a new one pretty quickly. Happy I went with renogy. The bluetooth module is nice. It always shows my battery status, but doesn’t always bring up the numbers from the panels. I have to disconnect and reconnect nearly every time for it to show me all the info. That’s my only knock on the kit.
C Tallman –
High quality finishes on all components, simple and intuitive assembly/mounting. And I love the look on our school bus conversion.
Two quibbles, however.
Minor one: kit is sold as “for RVs” but the panel cables aren’t long enough to connect panel-to-panel end to end, cable length only allows for side-to-side mounting–fine for home applications but RV mounting needs to be flexible and dynamic, this means I’m forced to either by more connectors and make my own pigtails, or change the entire configuration of the roof…all for 12″ of more cable in the pre-wire. Too bad.
Major quibble: the through-roof cable cover is kind of a joke, no mechanical fasteners (relies on epoxy and magic to stay put and water tight–and even then it was a massive chore to scuff up the shiny plasit nooks and crevices enough to ensure a decent bond with the epoxy) and zero chance of adding your own mechanical fasteners as the flange is almost non-existent; needs a complete redesign, or at the least more options.
Dan –
I installed this kit on my Ford Econoline Van that I am building. Virtually everything needed for installation was included in the kit. That was one of the reasons I chose this package. I elected to mount the panels on my Yakima rack system. I used the supplied mounting feet and bolted them to square aluminum tubing between the rack cross bars for a solid attachment. The controller fit nicely in the electrical box and the wiring was plug and play. I was concerned that the panels would not keep up with my minimal loads of a mini fridge and vent fan. But after a few weeks of continuous operation, the panels have kept the battery full even on overcast days. I wasn’t sure if I needed the Bluetooth module, but after setting it up, the info loaded app is very useful.
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Installed this kit to keep the batteries charged on our 38′ Fifth Wheel. Seems to do the trick since I can’t keep it plugged in at the storage facility.
Mic –
Love my new solar system for my camper. In our first trip it rained almost the whole time and I still had an almost full battery the entire trip. In the past, I would have gone through two batteries and would have had to charge one to have power by day four. Easy to install and a way better price than the competition.
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The kit was easy to assemble and it works well to power a refrigerator, water pump and LTE MODEM. This was for a small van conversion (Transit Connect) for me and my wife and two dogs. We aren’t serious campers, so just needed to keep some travel food and water and have internet for entertainment. The 100Ah battery is plenty to power the 45 quart refrigerator, and the two 100W panels are plenty to keep the battery charged. The online videos explained everything well, and the prices are competitive.
Shoreco –
Just finished installing 400watts of solar power, two 100ah self heating lithium batteries and a dual input dc to dc and solar charger
Tangski –
Everything worked and top notch quality.
I wished they sold complete kits ( fuses,circuit breakers,cable extension and optional dc/dc charger with battery for vans.
(If your buying a more than 2 panels you will need cable extensions )
project millennial falcon –
This is our 3rd solar setup on various campers we’ve owned. First Renogy kit I’ve used. Build quality is good, install to easy, kit comes with pretty much everything you need. BlueTooth is kinda cool. Our kit is pulling 8-10 amps consistently, which I am pleased with, considering we live in the dark grey pacific north west winter.
Nick –
Well designed, very reasonably priced and very easy to put together. Absolutely miles of extra wire to help run power where ever you need it. I especially like the battery type selector in the charge controller. Installed in a few hours in my cab-over camper. The through-the-roof plastic fitting was a nice added touch although I added some self tappers to help with adhesion. Excellent product.