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These panels are small, producing a total of only about 1 amp, (for all 3)
or a "trickle" charge, not enough to boil a battery. Wire one to the start
batt and 2 to the house batt. No regulator is necessary, it would never do
anything anyway, it would just keep the panels fully connected.
Lee Haefele
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From: "Lew Hodgett" <>
To: <>
Sent: Wednesday, January 01, 2003 12:26 PM
Subject: lv-ab: Re: Solar panel question
> "Jeff Skinner" writes:
>
> >I have acquired three 350ma 5W 12v panels from a friend that have
> >positive
> >and negative leads from them and a note that it has a blocking diode.
> >Can I
> >just cut the alligator clips and wire them permanently to the battery
> >bank
> >and mount them to the roof to at the least keep a nice trickle charge
> >on the
> >house batteries.
>
> Yes, but you will require a regulator for the panels, otherwise, the
> potential exists to over charge and boil dry the batteries
>
> A suggestion.
>
> Dedicate one (1) of these panels and a dedicated regulator to the engine
> start battery bank.
>
> I plan to do exactly that on the boat I'm building, thus being able to
> isolate the starting battery from the house battery bank.
>
> HTH
>
>
> Lew
>
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>
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>
>
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