The RICH SOLAR 200-watt panel is one of my solar purchases. On Day 95 I moved the rack cross beams to fit the solar-panel length and brought two panels onto the roof to work through their placement.
Lights, cables and tools laid out during my roof work.
The item in my kit
I bought RICH SOLAR 200-Watt Solar Panel as part of my camper van equipment.
The RICH SOLAR 200-watt panel is one of my solar purchases. On Day 95 I moved the rack cross beams to fit the solar-panel length and brought two panels onto the roof to work through their placement.
Where it fits my build
On Day 95 I moved the Flatline rack cross beams to suit the solar-panel length, then added 2020 extrusion above the existing rack extrusion. I brought two solar panels onto the roof to work through the fit.
That same session included junction-box assembly, cable glands and routing power and Ethernet cables. The physical layout of the rack and the cable routes developed together.
Rack extrusion and mounting hardware during the fitting stage.
My build notes
The roof session took twelve hours, and fitting the panels was only one part of it. Cutting extrusion, positioning brackets and organizing the cables all used the same limited working area.
My useful takeaway from that day is the value of laying out the real parts before settling their positions. Moving a cross beam and checking the panel fit gave me a concrete reference for the next stage.
I worked through panel position, rack spacing and cable routes together on the roof.
Alternative products
Two alternatives to compare
Renogy splits a nominal 200-watt package across two 100-watt modules, while the RICH SOLAR 100-watt option is a single smaller-output panel.
Renogy Two-Panel 200-Watt Package
This package supplies two rigid 100-watt solar modules. Each panel has its own frame and rear cable connections for arranging the pair.
This rigid monocrystalline solar panel uses a black frame around a rectangular module. The nominal 100-watt panel has rear cable connections for an array layout.
