No drill flexible solar panel installation on a Ford Transit camper van | VAN BUILD #26

Van Build Ep. 26: Installing a flexible 100-watt Renogy solar panel on a 2019 Ford Transit high roof cargo van without drilling holes. We used Eternabond Roof & Leak Repair Tape to secure the solar panel and a factory pass through hole and roof plug to run the cables down to our EcoFlow Delta power unit. We're slowly converting our cargo van to a tiny home on wheels and traveling the country - all while trying to keep costs down as much as possible! We hope you'll subscribe and join us for the adventure!

MATERIALS USED:
Renogy 100-Watt Flexible Solar Panel | 12 Volt, Mono
(https://shopsolarkits.com/products/re...)
Renogy Solar Panel Extension Cable with Male to Female Solar Connectors (Single, 10AWG) x2
(https://www.renogy.com/solar-panel-ex...)
4" White Eternabond Roof & Leak Repair Tape Patch Seal
(https://www.walmart.com/ip/4-WHITE-Et...)
OSI Sealants 9.5 oz Quad Max Window, Door and Siding Sealant, White
(https://www.amazon.com/OSI-Sealants-1...)

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VIDEO SEGMENTS:
00:00 Building out a Ford Transit cargo van
01:18 Planning the solar panel wiring & placement
03:00 Prepping for solar panel wiring
03:55 Solar panel & cables test
04:30 Checking solar panel cable length & planning
08:14 Placing & cutting solar panel cables to length
10:46 Feeding cables down through roof plug
11:43 Running the cables down the D-column from roof (Learn from our mistakes!)
23:11 Mounting the solar panel with Eternabond
24:06 Sealing the hole around the solar cables
24:37 Splicing & running solar cables to the EcoFlow Delta
26:19 Testing the solar panel installation & wattage draw
27:24 The final solar panel setup

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MUSIC CREDITS:
Ice Flow by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song...
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Cowboy Sting by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/...
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