Jayco and other major brands now selling solar ready travel trailers – Here is what you need to know
Jayco has had many customers receive their travel trailers that are pre wired for solar or solar ready. This includes two kinds of connections we have seen on the Jayco units. They are either using a portable solar connector on the side of the RV or they installed a Go Power cable entry plate on the roof.
If there is a side connection, a customer needs to look at our portable solar units and our portable solar guide for more information.
If they have a cable entry plate on the roof, here are a couple links to help you learn about and purchase the right RV solar kits for your RV:
- Go Power Pre-Wired for Solar
- RV Solar Kits – this section should be able to help you find a proper Jayco solar panel kit to match your unit.
- RV Solar Guide
- RV Solar parts – this section can get parts you need to mount the Jayco RV and solar panels together. Many of these parts are already included in our kits.
Need to add solar panels to your RV?
Depending on how large your charge controller is on your mobile solar array, you may be able add additional panels. Important factors to know when trying to add panels to your array: * How many amps can your charge controller handle * How many amps of solar are in your array * How is your array wired (Parallel, Series, Series/Parallel) * How much space do you have on your RV roof for more solar panels Here is a selection of panels to grow a Go Power SystemGo Power 190 E Expansion Panel
Go Power Flexible Solar Panel 100 Watt Expansion
Go Power Rigid 100 Watt Solar Panel Expansion Kit
There are other brans on the market, we have found Go Power! to be among the highest quality gear on the market. Their service has been friendly and reliable. However they can be a bit higher priced.