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Reddit mentions of 3M 4950/WI15 Scotch 4950 VHB Tape: 1" x 15 ft, White
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3M 4950 VHB Tape is a double-sided tape typically used on metal, glass and high surface energy plastic substrates. It can be used for permanent bonding and attaching applications. The firm foam used in 4950 provides the highest level of foam strength in the 3M VHB family.3M VHB Tape provides the convenience and simplicity of a tape fastener and is ideal for use in many interior and exterior structural bonding applications. In many situations, they can replace rivets, spot welds, liquid adhesives, and other permanent fasteners. These VHB tapes are made with an acrylic foam which is viscoelastic in nature.This gives the foam energy absorbing and stress relaxing properties which provides these tapes with their unique characteristics. The acrylic chemistry provides outstanding durability performance and the tapes have excellent durability and excellent solvent and moisture resistance.Carrier/Backing: closed-cell acrylic foam (firm). Adhesive: general-purpose acrylic. Release Liner: white paper (printed). Thickness: 48 mils (carrier, adhesive) 45 mils (carrier) 3 mils (liner).Adhesion: 400 ounces per inch (to stainless steel test panel). Tensile Strength: 140 pounds per inch (longitudinal). Service/Operating Temperature: up to 200F. Application Temperature: 50F to 100F. Density: 50 pounds per cubic foot. Dynamic Overlap Shear: 80 pounds per square inch. Short Term Temperature Resistance: up to 300F. Core: 3-inch diameter.
Specs:
| Color | White |
| Height | 1 Inches |
| Length | 4.75 Inches |
| Number of items | 1 |
| Size | 1 in. x 5 yds. 5-yard roll |
| Weight | 0.27 Pounds |
| Width | 4.75 Inches |
Yep! Permanently mounted on the roof. Get the panels up there, position them, mark out where the feet go. Then clip the wires together, clean off those spots nice and clean with alcohol to get off any oils, and tape 'em down.
Here's the tape; https://www.amazon.com/3M-4950-WI15-Scotch-Tape/dp/B00CC14L96
They use this stuff to hold windows onto the faces of skyscrapers. It's legit. The only caveat is to not apply it when it's cold, if it's below 60 or so it doesn't set correctly. But as long as you clean the surface and mount 'em when it's warm out, it works really well. I have 4 panels on top of my promaster, and they've been through 50+ mile an hour crosswinds while going 75+ and a few journeys across the country.
Then route the wires from the panels into the van. Most people go through the roof. There are a lot of ways to do it. The simplest is to just drill a hole, file down the edges, stick the wires through, and then douse it with silicone. Not the neatest but it gets the job done just fine.
Those wires go to the solar controller, which you'll have mounted near your batteries.
As for the rest of things:
I recommend getting a normal minifridge. They work just fine, they're quite efficient normally, and they're way cheaper than anything designed for a van specifically.
Any inverter over 1000w should be fine. I'd recommend just going for a proper, full-sine inverter. GoPower makes a full-sine inverter for 1500w that should suite all your needs with room to grow as you add batteries/panels in the future. They're just more efficient and some electronics don't work right with a modified sine power source.
Then, you can just run a extension cord from the inverter, and a fridge etc off that. Or, take that extension cord and wire up some proper outlets off it (pretty easy, if you have walls solid enough to mount an outlet on).
I did a mixture of ac/dc wiring, and I think it was a pointless complication. A pure sine inverter is already 95% efficient, and if you wire everything off the inverter you can skip a lot of fuses (since the inverter will shut off if there's a short.
Lots of advice! Just what worked for me. I'm a huge nerd about building shit so as I said, feel free to hit me up
I would deal with it by buying a second hand replacement fender. Shouldn't cost too much.
If you truly don't care what it looks like, go to home depot, or lowes and get a small sheet of aluminum and some shears. A piece large enough to cover he gash.
Order this tape:
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00CC14L96/ref=biss_dp_t_asn
Cut the aluminum to roughly the size you need to cover the gash. Feel free to beat on it with a hammer and sorta form it to your car.
Lift up your shaped piece and install that tape. Line it up and stick it down. That take is shocking how well it sticks.
Just use VHB tape on the fiberglass on top. No holes needed. It'll hold just fine. It's how most people install panels on metal roofs, as long as you clean the surface thoroughly it'll be cool.
Mine are mounted with this - https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00CC14L96
Renogy panels, using their little mounting brackets. It comes out to about 16 square inches of tape per panel (4 inches per bracket). Each INCH of tape is rated for 140 pounds. Seriously. They use this shit to hold windows on to skyscrapers. I stuck an inch on a washer with an eyebolt onto some scrap metal, and couldn't deadlift it off with a proper handle.
I wasn't sure I was going to trust it, but then I put the first panel on and tried my damnedest to tear it back off, and couldn't. I was putting at least a few hundred pounds of tension on it, which is way more than the wind ever will at any speed, and it didn't twitch. This shit works, is what I'm saying. I trust it completely.
I'd at least buy it and give it a shot if I were you. If it doesn't seem solid (...just try and rip it off. the fiberglass will give out before the tape does, and the fiberglass is plenty strong) then add some screws and dicor, or put some fiberglass mat and epoxy over the feet of the brackets