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OregonTRX4
Explorer
Feb 05, 2014

Safe to leave solar hooked to batteries unattended?

I leave my trailer in a rural area where we camp with no hook ups. I have been looking into solar. A friend leaves his batteries hooked up to his solar and the batteries disconnected from the traile...
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red31
Explorer
Feb 06, 2014
NinerBikes wrote:

Calculate your daily amp usage first, then buy panels. 1 to 1.5 watts per amp you use per day.


I don't understand this math.

If I used 40 ah/day and bought a 60 watt panel I'd be loosing ever day unless I was in S AZ in June!

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