A few images of our upgrade in process on our 2022 Grand Design Reflection 260RD 5th wheel. Unit came factory equipped with 165 watt Furrion solar panel and controller, 12V L/A battery.
I removed factory solar components and 12V L/A battery. In their place we have so far added a pair of LiTime 270Ah LiFePO4 batteries and (4) four Renogy 200W ShadowFlux solar panels (2S2P, using factory 2 wire gland and wiring).
For system control, I have added a Victron Cerbo GX, SmartSolar MPPT 100/50, SmartShunt 500, and modified Linx. Also added a 10" Android tablet running VRM (local to equipment on WiFi).
Already seeing improved results and looking forward to adding more battery storage, along with 2-4 more panels (will need to add another gland with wiring harness) and another MPPT 100/50.
Future upgrade will be to wire for and install a Victron Multi-Plus 3000A. One question for group, as I see a lot of suggestions on other builds to move over from 12V to 48V. With our rig having a Furrion 12V side x side fridge (specs: 165 watt/Rated Current 19A (≤ 20A) Power Consumption 667kWh/year Off-Grid Rating 5.3Ah @ 77°F (25°C) and other 12V lighting/etc. loads, what would I have to install to allow for system to operate with 48V storage platform?
Looking forward to reviewing others builds and already finding forum very helpful and informative.
Sincerely,
David