How Much Solar ? First Hand Report
Just got set up here in Quartzsite, two 100 watt solar panels on my receiver hitch mounted polar mount, moving it 3 times during the day. Panes were partly shaded by an old power pole till 9 am, then...
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BFL13 wrote:This is another reason I tend to recommend smaller converters and slower charging even if it takes a little longer. I don't think it adds as much time as most people think because the charge is more complete with reduced sulfation issues.
IMO it is more likely SOC will be in the 90s when absorption starts, due to the low charging rate. Solar has low amps compared with the usual converter size amps, so where you might be at 80% with the converter, it would be much higher in SOC with solar on the same size battery bank.
