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michelb
Explorer
May 08, 2013

Small (5W) solar panel does work to keep batteries okay

FYI, in case anyone is curious, just wanted to let you know that the 5W solar panel on our 98 PaceArrow was able to keep the batteries charged for 5 months during the winter in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada...
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full_mosey
Explorer
May 09, 2013
At Lat 45, as you would find in Ottawa, ON, Canada, any type of battery can sit disconnected between Nov and May due to low ambient temps.

No solar of any Watts are needed.

HTH;
John

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