[Rhodes22-list] Solar battery chargers

Chris Geankoplis chrisgeankoplis at gmail.com
Wed Aug 24 22:40:19 EDT 2016


If the DC socket is wired direct to the battery with its own inline fuse
then the system works fine.  Pretty standard procedure for a lot of boats.

Chris Geankoplis
Enosis

On Sun, Aug 21, 2016 at 10:46 AM, Chris Bedford <clbedford at gmail.com> wrote:

> I had read someplace, though I don't know if it's true, that the DC socket
> needs to be active (i.e., power flowing to it), so it may not work if the
> battery is turned off.
>
> Richard, is that true in your experience, or was I lead astray by some
> yahoo on the internet?
>
> Cheers,
>
> Chris
>
> On Aug 21, 2016 9:13 AM, "Frank Goldsmith" <goldsmith.cf at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > Thanks, Richard.  A cheap and not elegant solution is fine by me.  I take
> > it the charger reverses the flow of the current to the battery when
> plugged
> > into the cigar lighter?  I had not thought of that.
> >
> > Frank
> >
> > > On Aug 21, 2016, at 8:55 AM, Richard Beytagh <rbeytagh at gmail.com>
> wrote:
> > >
> > > Hi Frank..this is not an elegant solution, but it's cheap and works
> well
> > > for a single battery. Buy a 1.5w solar charger from Harbor Freight. Put
> > it
> > > on your cabin top and lead the cable under the pop-top and plug it into
> > the
> > > DC power plug (cigar lighter).  This has kept my Wal-Mart deep-cycle
> > > battery charged for 3 years so far.
> > >
> > > Cheers
> > > S/V Waif
> > >
> > > On Aug 21, 2016 8:37 AM, "Frank Goldsmith" <goldsmith.cf at gmail.com>
> > wrote:
> > >
> > >> Rhodies,
> > >>
> > >> My first post — often a lurker, never a poster.
> > >>
> > >> I’m thinking of getting a solar charger to use for keeping my
> deep-cycle
> > >> battery topped off.  Does anyone have any advance on a brand,
> features,
> > >> source, etc.?  And how does one run the leads down to where the
> battery
> > >> sits, under the v-berth cushions?  It would seem that the wires could
> > get
> > >> crimped or could allow moisture to travel along them.
> > >>
> > >> Thanks!
> > >>
> > >> Frank Goldsmith
> > >> Asheville, NC
> > >> 1985 Rhodes 22 (refurbished around 2001)
> > >> (Kept on Lake Keowee, SC)
> > >>
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