Enhance Your Ride with Redarc: Your One-Stop Solution for Auto Electrical Accessories and Spares
As the summer heat intensifies, it’s time to gear up your vehicle for the ultimate driving experience. At Monteltham Auto Electric, we’re proud to offer a comprehensive range of Redarc products that elevate your ride to the next level. From cutting-edge accessories to essential spares, we’ve got everything you need to stay powered up and ready for any adventure. Explore the Redarc Product Range:
Dual Battery Systems:
Keep your accessories running smoothly without draining your main battery. Redarc’s dual battery systems efficiently manage power distribution, ensuring your fridge, lights, and other electrical devices stay powered, even in the most remote locations.
Solar Solutions: Harness the power of the sun with Redarc’s solar panels and regulators. Whether you’re camping off-grid or embarking on a road trip, solar solutions provide sustainable energy to keep your batteries charged and your devices running.
DC-DC Chargers:
Ensure efficient charging of your auxiliary battery with Redarc’s DC-DC chargers. These advanced chargers adapt to the input voltage of your vehicle, maximizing charging performance and extending battery life.
Battery Monitors: Monitor your battery’s health and performance in real-time with Redarc’s battery management systems. Stay informed about voltage, current, and state of charge, giving you peace of mind on every journey.
In-Vehicle Chargers:
Charge your devices on the go with Redarc’s in-vehicle chargers. Designed for rugged conditions, these chargers provide fast and reliable charging for smartphones, tablets, cameras, and more.
Tow-Pro Electric Brake Controllers: Ensure safe and smooth towing with Redarc’s Tow-Pro brake controllers. Featuring proportional and remote options, these controllers deliver precise braking control, enhancing safety and reducing wear on your vehicle and trailer brakes.
Our Expertise in Repairing Faulty Systems:
At Monteltham Auto Electric, we understand that even the most reliable electrical systems can encounter issues. That’s why we’re dedicated to providing expert repair services for faulty Redarc systems. Our team of skilled technicians has the knowledge and experience to diagnose and fix a wide range of electrical problems, ensuring your accessories operate at peak performance.
Whether it’s a wiring issue, component failure, or calibration problem, we have the tools and expertise to get your Redarc system back up and running in no time. We pride ourselves on delivering prompt and reliable repairs, minimizing downtime and keeping you on the road with confidence.
Why Choose Us?
Expertise: Our technicians undergo rigorous training to stay up-to-date with the latest advancements in auto electrical technology, ensuring top-notch service and repair for your Redarc products.
Quality Workmanship: We prioritize quality workmanship and attention to detail in every repair job, ensuring lasting performance and reliability for your electrical systems.
Customer Satisfaction: Your satisfaction is our top priority. We strive to exceed your expectations with friendly service, transparent communication, and dependable solutions tailored to your needs.
Experience the Redarc Advantage Today!
Elevate your driving experience with Redarc’s innovative range of auto electrical products, available at Monteltham Auto Electric. From dual battery systems to solar solutions, we’ve got everything you need to power your adventures and keep you on the move.
Don’t let electrical issues hold you back—trust the experts at Monteltham Auto Electric to repair and maintain your Redarc systems with precision and care. Contact us today to learn more and schedule your service.
There are multiple reasons as to why you should Install Solar Panels onto Caravans. They are essentially an economical, sustainable and convenient energy supplier to your Caravan. Here is a list of the advantages to solar panel instillation Eltham.
Solar Panel for Caravans Eltham
Advantages of Solar Panels
Economical – Though the initial cost of buying and installing solar panels can have a fair price, there are no ongoing costs after that. The long term savings that solar panels will give you will make up for the original costs as you will never have to shell out for power.
Sustainable – If Sustainability is a priority of yours, considering solar panels is a great step to reducing your carbon emissions. This is because solar panels use sustainable energy from the sun a renewable source.
Convenient – As solar panels require nothing but the sun, they are an incredibly convenient purchase for caravanners. They don’t require fuel or oil like Generators do, therefore, as long as you have a good quality battery to store the energy when you have no access to the sun, you will constantly be in access to power.
What will Need Powering
When deciding on the type of Solar panel and how many you require, you have to consider how many appliances you will need to power within your Caravan.
Most likely if you plan to be travelling and living out of your caravan, these are the things you will have to consider powering :
Stove (if not a gas stove)
Phone and electrics charging
Air conditioning
Fridge
Any extra lamps or lighting
What power do Appliances Need?
In order to understand the size and type of solar panel you need you need to know what appliances you will be having in your caravan and which need powering. Here is a list of the average power each appliance needs.
How much Electricity can you expect per kW of Solar Panels?
It strongly depends on your location and how much energy your solar panels will provide you with, as well as the weather, the time of year and the time of day. It all relies on the sun.
Solar Power systems are rated in watts of kilowatts. Roughly about 1kW of solar panels equals to 4kW of electricity produced each day. For each kW of solar panels you can expect about 4kW of power per day of electricity generation. A 6.6kW solar system will generate about 26.4kW on a generally sunny day.
What kind of Solar Panels are there?
Glass solar panels – Which are the oldest kind of solar panels, have a rigid frame, get attached to the roof with mounting brackets and are a good solution in household instillations.
Mobile Applications – Are semi flexible which offers advantages, and can be directly applied to the roof of a caravan, yet can be more expensive.
Folding Panels – Can be both glass and flexible and are especially popular with campers and caravans due to how you can adjust the angle of the panel depending on the angle of the sun for optimum light absorption.
Basic Caravan Solar System
The solar system is broken down into four major components. The solar panel, regulator, battery and inverter. Firstly the solar panel converts sunlight into DC electricity which charges the battery. The regulator makes sure is charged properly and doesn’t get damaged from over-charging or over discharging. Then the battery stores the energy and can directly charge DC appliances, however AC appliances need an inverter to convert the energy.
source: solaronline.com
What size Battery do you need?
The most common Caravan battery set up that will be sold to you will include 2 x 180amp batteries, with with 2x 150watt solar panels on the roof, and a 40AC caravan battery charger. This will give you the basic convenience of running your 12 volt appliances off your battery system, and have the ability to re-charge your caravan batteries through mains 240 volt power connected to your caravan or 12volt solar panels mounted on your roof.
Depending on how many people are living in the caravan, as well as the size, you may need a larger system. This system works for about two people .
Why you shouldn’t use your car battery to power caravan supplies
In theory it is possible to power your caravan appliances on your car battery, however it is designed to be fully charged and deliver a power pack charge of energy in short bursts to crank over your engine before being quickly fully charged again. This means the car battery is designed to operate at close to 100% capacity levels for optimum longevity. Caravan batteries however, work better and last longer when they are getting a deep cycle when you are drawing a lower and more consistent supply of energy. You will be replacing the car battery far more often which is not economical when there are solutions like solar power.
Using energy from the Sun, the solar panel can provide additional charge to 12 volt caravan, mobile home, and other recreational vehicle battery systems. The solar panel is effective, as a permanently fixed option or flexable non fixed option to top up battery power when off grid or on extended trips without needing to run the engine plug into AC mains or user generator. Fixed panels differ from portable panels in that they can be used both on the move and when stationary, whereas portable options can only be used when set up at camp.
The solar panel can be used with a battery management system in vehicle battery charges and solar regulators. The solar panel is ideal for four by fours, caravans, camper trailers, and motor homes If you’re looking to extend your stay out in the Bush, the best way to do that is to supplement your auxiliary battery system with solar power. Now, solar panels aren’t a new thing. They’ve been around for many years, and it’s the fact that solar power is an abundant source. In fact, more power falls on the Earth from the Sun in one hour than what the entire world will use in a day.
There are differing ways to set up solar panels depending on the application. There are fixed applications and flexible panels which can be rolled up. There are also foldable solar panels, flat monocrystalline panels, which can be stored in the back of the four wheel driver or a toolbox in the caravan or camper trailer. These can be unfolded at your camp, and moved around throughout the day to take advantage of the sun.
Advantages of movable solar panels
A problem of a fixed solar panel unit, say on the roof of your caravan, is that you cannot pick a shady place to park your caravan, without losing the sun’s rays to energise your solar panels.
Flexible solar panels on the other hand allow you to park your caravan in the shade whilst placing your solar panels directly in the sun. You can also get fabric back mono crystalline panels which can be hung from a tree, put it on the top of the car or out on the ground somewhere, they are lightweight, nice and easy to pack away.
Advantages of fixed solar panels
If you fix your panels to the roof of your vehicle, say your caravan, you can just forget about them, no need to take them out of some box, find a place to set them up and configure all the wiring. Although there is a problem with charging in the shade, whilst you are travelling, they solar panels will be doing their work to charge up you secondary battery. Solar panels still charge in the shade, just not as efficiently as if they were in the full sun.
So, it’s important, no matter what type, size, or how your solar panel is mounted, you must have a solar regulator. And the reason for that is a 12-volt solar panel like these guys can put out somewhere between 19 and 25 volts in full, good sunlight. If you’re looking at a 12-volt battery that you’re charging, obviously that’s far too high. So, the role of the solar regulator is to actually bring that panel voltage down to a voltage that is suitable to apply to that battery and bring it up to full charge. However, here at Monteltham Auto Electric we usually install a REDARC BCDC1225D which is a 12V 25A In-vehicle DC to DC battery charger . This is far more efficient and programable to give you the most efficient current to keep your battery healthy and fully charged.
Redarc 180W Monocrystalline Fixed Solar Panel – Slimline – SMSP1180
Fixed installation, used for the roof of caravans and motor-homes. They can also be installed on trailers for camping and some 4 by 4’s
If you have existing ABS mounts these are already compatible, no problem.
The frames are anodised.
The Anodised aluminium frame has been treated to develop an exceptionally durable finish, and the glass has a tempered coating.
These are easy to install with their MC4 connectors.
Made of Monocrystalline cells their efficiency around 20.6%
Redarc Solar Panel Monocrystalline 180W (Each Panel)
These perfected Redarc Monocrystalline Solar Panels are designed the roof of a vehicle, caravan, or similar motor home and RV.
There is a range of sizes and power output options.
Sunman eArc 185W – Semi-Flexible Solar Panel
Designed lightweight for caravans, motorhomes, 4 by 4’s
These solar panels are made of a composite material but are lightweight, frameless and do not have glass.
A vented gap increases efficiency and prevents over heating where the surface is attached.
A structural silicone (Fix8) can be used to adhere the panel to a surface.
The panel can be secured using bolts or screws through eyelets in the panel.
Specifications:
Dimensions (LxWxH) 1520mm x 680mm x 2mm
Weight 3.3kg
Cell Type Mono PERC
Cell Configuration 36 (4×9)
Maximum Power (Pmax) 185 Watt
Voltage Maximum Power (Vmp) 19.9V
Current Maximum Power (Imp) 9.30A
Open Circuit Voltage (Voc) 24.1V
Short Circuit Current (Isc) 9.78A
Operating temperature (℃) -40 ℃ to 85 ℃
Maximum system voltage 1000V DC (IEC)
Maximum series fuse rating 20A
Application Class Class A
Power Tolerance 0/+5 W
Backsheet Colour White
Junction Box IP 68 rated (each j-box has one by-pass diode)
eArc (formerly eArche) are the only lightweight solar panels approved for grid connect on buildings which means they have passed the same testing criteria as traditional solar panels.
Tougher, lighter, thinner and more durable
eArch thin lightweight solar panels have a tough top layer
Cutting edge technology – glass fibre-reinforced composite polymers similar to aircraft windows
This reduces the coefficient of thermal expansion to a similar level as fixed panels, eliminating the main cause of cause of flexible/lightweight solar panel failures as seen in ETFE and PET panels, thermal expansion related stress causing failure of the cell to cell connections
Lightweight – 100W frameless is 1.8kg
Thin – 2mm
Tough – Hail tested with ice stones of 35mm diameter and 200g mass at 39.5m per sec
Strong – rated 2400 pascals for wind and 2400 pascals for load
Durable – 10 year product warranty for building and 5 years for mobile application
25 year exposure simulations/tests show degradation of the solar module at similar levels to fixed panels
Output – Efficient monocrystalline cells, 25 year performance guarantee
The only lightweight solar panel composition with Clean Energy Council (CEC) Accreditation
Development of the new waterproof composite polymers and panel structure was accelerated by funding of $3.3M from the Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) to achieve the same durability as conventional solar panels.
eArc panels have been installed on the world’s first solar powered train in Byron Bay and 812 (235kW) panels have been installed onto the Sydney Maritime Museum’s Heritage Building which could not support heavy glass framed solar panels. To date more than 1MW of eArche capacity has been installed in Australia
eArc has obtained a series of other certifications for reliability, including:
