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Solar recharger
I have been looking at a 15 watt solar charger and would like to know if
there would be enough daylight Monday through Friday that could make this a
worthwhile purchase. ($150.00 US) I was thinking of mounting it somewhere
on the boat permanent and never unplugging it, even while fishing and using
the battery. It has an overcharge module built in to it too. Am I getting
too hopeful? What wattage *would* be worth getting exited about?
I use a taper charger and an overnight charge (9:00 pm till 5:00 am) always
brings the battery back to a full charge.
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Steve
Jun 2
2004
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| A 15 watt charger should be able to produce about 1 amp at 12 volts. I have
thought about doing something like this to keep my batteries topped off
while the boat sits in storage. Yes, I know, a boat should never sit idle,
but some of us have to work for a living. :-) I do not think you could
expect to keep your batteries charged while using your trolling motor on the
water. At high speed, my 12V trolling motor can draw up to 30+ amps. Jeff |
Jeff
Jun 3
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| That was my intention too Jeff. The boat doesn't move all week till Sat.
morning. I was wondering if 15 w was enough to recharge the depletion on
the battery while the boat did nothing all week long. Just set it on top
off the mooring cover and walk away for the week, oh well ;-/
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Steve
Jun 3
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| There are lots of real life experiences and examples on some of the
other USENET groups alt.solar.photovoltaic
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rec.boats* use this google link: http://groups.google.com/groups?q=solar+charger+marine We saw a boat with a small panel like you describe at ROFB in Tennessee
2 years ago? I didn't talk with the owner, but maybe someone else who
was there did. |
Fritz
Jun 5
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