Airstream CLASSIC TRAILER - Manual (Page 87)

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ELECTRICAL
SOLAR PANEL
Airstream Travel Trailers are pre-wired for an Intermountain
Solar Technology Solar Panel/Charger Controller/Display
System. This system may be installed on your trailer as an
option. A manual on the use of the system is included with
the Airstream Owner’s Blue Delivery Case.
Intermountain Solar Technologies
10288 South Jordan Gateway #D
South Jordan, UT 84095
800-671-0169
1. YELLOW (like the sun) positive and GREEN (like the earth)
negative leads runs from battery breaker buss bar area to
a harness inside the exterior refrigerator access door. The
battery buss bar is located behind the sofa on front lounge
models or behind the front cabinets on slide outs, and
next to the battery compartment. Battery cables will run to
this bar. Roof mounted panels require dropping the panel
wires down through the refrigerator vent to the inside of the
exterior refrigerator access door. Portable solar panels can
be set outside close to the access door. The wires from the
solar panel are connected to the positive and negative wires
(yellow and green) of the pre-wire system.
2. A Cat 5 patch cord for the solar panel display runs from
the battery buss bar to an area just below the CatCon moni-
tor display. The solar panel display panel can be mounted
just below the CatCon monitor panel by routing the proper
size hole. The Cat 5 wire is plugged into the display panel.
NOTICE: The Yellow wire must be fused with a 10-
amp in-line fuse at the 12-volt positive.
NOTE: All wires are identified with labels at all
locations.
The Intermountain solar panel has charge controller
that should be mounted close to the battery buss
bars as the battery leads are hooked into it to sense
the actual battery charge. The Cat 5 wire plugs into
it also.
The following drawing is the way Airstream wires the
system on factory installed units and is the recom-
mended wiring for use of the pre-wire system.
Cat Five Patch Cable
10. Ga. Yellow 10. Ga. Yellow
10 Ga. Green 10 Ga. Green
10 amp Fuse
Battery Battery
Solar Panel 10 Amp Inline Fuse within
12” of battery
Red/White
6 Ga. Red
6 Ga. Black
6 Ga. Red
12 Ga. Black
6 Ga. Black
12 Ga. Red
50 Amp Breaker
Battery Breaker
Buss bar
Yellow
Solar Panel
Display
GRD.
Ground Buss