[Rhodes22-list] Solar Panels and Electrical Supply

[elle]

Hank,

thanks for the link...I was looking at another charger
that was a bit more expensive...this one fits the
bill..

Where do you plan to mount it?

elle

--- Hank <hnw555 at gmail.com> wrote:

> Bill,
> 
> I think you are right that a solar panel is not
> going to cut it for what I
> want.  So I am now looking at using the ProMariner
> Prosport 8 Battery
> Charger.
>
http://www.defender.com/product.jsp?path=-1|328|51495|985|316472&id=984445
> 
> It should be able to handle two batteries and
> provides 3 stage charging and
> all the necessary protections.  Additionally, it
> uses a regular 3-prong 120v
> plug so I can just run an extension cord to my shore
> power outlet.  In the
> long run, this will be cheaper and more efficient
> than trying to rely on the
> solar panels.
> 
> Hank
> 
> 
> On 2/20/08, bill davidge <wpdavidge at yahoo.com>
> wrote:
> >
> > Hank
> >   I have spent most of the winter trying to find
> the answer to your
> > question ( I'm a little slower than most of the
> people on the list)   and
> > after reading 3 books, talking to a couple of 
> Electrical Engineers this is
> > what I came up with .
> >
> >   .  2 Solar panels, from  Stan, may keep up with
> your usage on a  good
> > day, but they will not charge a deep cycle battery
> and once the charge goes
> > below 10.5 volts it deed ..Not only that but if
> you drain the battery down
> > to often you will have to replace it .
> >
> > What I'm going to do is to wire the 2 batteries
> parallel and use a 3 stage
> > battery charger when  the batterys drops below 11 
> V   Some one on the list
> > sent me  a link to Don Casey, one of his books may
> help you .It is Sailboat
> > Electrics Simplified  and make sure you  ck. him
> out on the Internet just
> > Google his name. He wrights for Boat US .O yes
> don't forget the Archives it
> > is a good research tool and it can help .
> >
> > Good luck let Me know what you come up with .
> >
> >   Bill  D .  Temperance,MI.
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > ----- Original Message ----
> > From: michael meltzer <mjm at michaelmeltzer.com>
> > To: The Rhodes 22 mail list
> <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
> > Sent: Tuesday, February 19, 2008 11:44:09 PM
> > Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Solar Panels and
> Electrical Supply
> >
> >
> > The  rule  of  thumb,  take  the  wattage  *  .25 
> =  the  number  of  amp  it  will  put
> > into  the  battery  each  day.  That
> > includes  rain/clouds/shading  from  rigging.
> > Figure  2.5
> >   amps.  But  .....  on  real  sunny  days  a  10 
> watt  panel  will  do  8-10
> >
> > amp's.  so......  your  bratty  has  about  50 
> amp  usable  range......  one  panel  is
> >
> > close  but  should  work  for  you,  can  always 
> add  a  second..  and  keeping  a  plug
> >
> > in  car  charger/100foot  powercord/30  amp  to 
> 15  amp  marine  plug  adapter  on  the
> > boat  is  handily
> >
> >
> > That  say  from  a  man  who  had  2  10  watts 
> and  a  30  watt  on  the  pop-top
> >
> > -mjm
> >
> > -----Original  Message-----
> > From:  rhodes22-list-bounces at rhodes22.org
> > [mailto:rhodes22-list-bounces at rhodes22.org]  On 
> Behalf  Of  Hank
> > Sent:  Tuesday,  February  19,  2008  5:17  PM
> > To:  The   Rhodes  22  mail  list
> > Subject:  [Rhodes22-list]  Solar  Panels  and 
> Electrical  Supply
> >
> > Hello  Rhodies,
> >
> > Want  to  get  your  feedback  on  Solar  panels.
> > I  am  looking  to  put  solar  panels
> > on  the  boat  and  I'm  wondering  if  I  need  2
>  or  if  I  can  get  by  with  one.
> > Here
> > is  the  electrical  usage  as  best  as  I  can 
> figure.
> >
> > Fishfinder/Depth  gauge  -  1  amp
> > VHF  radio  -  .3  amps  on  standby
> > AM/FM  CD  Player  -  10amps?
> > Position  Lights
> > Anchor  light
> >
> > We  generally  only  day  sail  and  seldom  two 
> days  in  a  row.
> > I  plan  to  have  one
> >
> > battery  and  want  the  solar  panel  to  charge 
> the  battery  after  a  days  use.  I
> >
> > figure  a  good  marine  deep  cycle  house 
> battery  can  run  what  I  have  for  a  day
> > sail.
> > I  do  not  currently  have  the  capability  to 
> connect  to  shore  power  for
> > charging  and  don't  want  to  add  it   if  I 
> can  avoid  it.
> >
> > So  guys,  what  do  you  think?
> > Will  one  of  Stan's  solar  panels  do  the 
> trick?
> >
> > Thanks  in  advance,
> >
> > Hank
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