solar power battery maintenence
I'm in need of something to keep my batteries charged on my 5 th wheel. I have to keep it at a storage yard about 6 miles from my house. Keeping it at the house is not am option right now. At the ...
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pianotuna wrote:
With panels costing as low as 67 cents per watt, it may be cheaper to get 100 watts and a controller, rather than buying the "package" you suggest which has but 15 watts.
The implication that he can get 100W for anywhere near $67 just isn't true. By the time you get all the stuff you're going to need to do an installation like that you'll be looking at $500 minimum.
You don't need 15 watts to maintain a single coach battery either. Something plug and play like this will do the job:
Solar Battery Tender
You're still going to want the battery disconnect. No sense putting juice in one end with the solar panel, and sucking it out the other with a propane detector that no one will ever hear.
I have a lot of respect for your solar knowledge pianotuna. Not just blowing smoke either, I honestly do. I read everything you post about the subject, because it interests me. The OP just wants an inexpensive solution to keep his battery from dying. So let's offer realistic suggestions.
Incidentally, I didn't see anything on the Harbor Freight site that I would recommend, so I have to correct myself on that.
