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The solar cells read with digital voltmeter read the best.
In the same token if you have a small 12 volt computer cooling fan connect
it and it should work if not then there must be something wrong either the
cells or the wiring out of the cells towards the regulator.
Yanni Marinated
S/V Princess Thalia
Hamilton-Fifty Point @H3
www.yannismarine.ca
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From: "David" <>
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Sent: Wednesday, July 11, 2007 8:44 AM
Subject: Re: lv-ab: Solar Cells
>A little confused. So your saying there is now voltage coming out of the
>cells?
>
> Is there power RIGHT at the cells? How about JUST before the regulator?
> After the Regulator? At the Batteries.
>
> What I'm trying to ask you to do is find the weak spot in your charging
> system. See if the cells are shot or the regulator.
>
>
> wrote:
>> Three years ago I had two Solar Pro cells installed; I started noticing
>> the batteries not holding a charge, so about a month ago the batteries I
>> climbed up and unplugged the cells and read zero volts with a DC voltage
>> meter, also at this same time the green blinking lights stopped blinking,
>> plug them back in the lights started blinking. I went down to the
>> battery compartment disconnected the positive side and plugged in a
>> ammeter and again read zero. I have gone back to Solar Pro asking for
>> assistance to no avail. The batteries do not get below 12.0 VDC, but
>> with no load on them they should charge. Does anyone have any ideas?
>>
>> ******************************************
>> Bill & Mineko Dodgen
>> S/V Abrazo
>> Sailing the Japanese Waters
>>
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