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NinerBikes
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Dec 06, 2013

Rethinking my 120w portable solar power panel.

After doing some more testing of voltage on my Wal Not so Smart Group 24 DC battery and my Solar Blvd 120W portable solar panel kit for my 21 foot travel trailer, as well as doing a lot more reading a...
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doughere
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Dec 06, 2013
I would ditch the on-panel charger; get a $20 e-bay PWM charger and mount within a foot or so of your battery. With one 120 watt panel, I'd set up so that I could bypass the charger and tie directly into the battery when I knew the battery was below full charge.

Regards,
Doug

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