Re: solar newbie question

thought i would let all of you know i am looking over your shoulder.

i do not stop by much because i also have a larger boat that i know can
not be granted access to rv parks. but there is a lot of information
here that can be used, such as this. i have installed two rather large
solar panels as an integrated part of my two 4x8 hatch windows. they
drive my ss radio with no bat draw. but to say what the amps are just
cannot be done only what their maximum output could be if every thing is
connecting, sun direction and all that. some things that increase
excitement to the travels are adding sail with out dropping the cboard
some more, when she starts to lean in to the wind and splatter you in
the face you wake up fast enough.

like i say some things here i can use but dont run into deer out here
all that much and the curves in the road are just what you make them. i
read an old post about some ones wine dropping out of the rack, thought
that was funny until it happened to me. on a boat you have storage
places for ever thing latched down normally. but my wine rack has
securing slats for each row, six rows. i forgot the latch down slat off
of one row, five bottles remaining in the rack, sure does screw up a
galley's floor.

i need a new key board some dont work and hardly none are visible i
only go by memory and that is fading as much as the keys. I'll pull in
to the next walmart and get one.
you all sure like to argue here but it is not as bad as some.
wonder if that is dudly do right?

Frank Howell wrote:

Dudley wrote:
Hi: We dry-camp a few times a year at a state park beach in CT for
up to a week at a time. The sites are in an open field with a lot of
sun exposure (weather permitting). We only draw battery power to run
the water pump, a few lights at night, and the MaxxAire fan on
occasion. Until now we have used a generator to top off our single
battery but I really don't like the sound of the generator (an older
pre-inverter Honda). We're considering a single 15 or 18 watt ICP
solar panel with controller. In your experience would this be
adequate to keep the battery charged, or at least cut down generator
use significantly? We don't boondock often enough/long enough to
make a solar investment over $200 worthwhile.

Dudley

The best you can do for that amount of money is a 45 watt solar panel kit
that is sold at Harbor Freight. Puts out a peak amperage of 3 amps, which
should charge your house battery setup during normal sunny day.

Here is a link to it:

http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/ctaf/displayitem.taf?Itemnumber=90599

--
Frank Howell
www.fphowell.com
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