Searching for solar battery maintainer kit
I'm looking for a small, complete setup to maintain a deep cycle marine battery in my fishing boat. I usually keep a charger on it every so often to keep it charged but it would be nice to have a sola...
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pianotuna wrote:
https://www.solarblvd.com/product-category/solar-panels-systems/12-volt-solar-kits/
Do use a charge controller.
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Home Depot sells a 50w module for $73. For $22 more, you can double that to 100W. I'd suggest to start at 50W, buy a cheap charge controller with adjustable voltage, and monitor your batteries. I think you'll find that maintaining with a solar panel will save on your battery expense to "break even" within 5 yrs.
The smaller modules are easier to deploy and that may mean a lot in a boat, depending on size of boat, but the > 50W modules will get a charge into the battery quicker and that means extended battery life.
