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SJ-Chris
Explorer II
Jan 27, 2021

Solar trickle charger for chassis battery......Good or bad?

Especially for winter storage, for my RV (and boat) I was thinking of getting a simple 20w solar trickle charger to keep the chassis battery topped off. I see simple ones like this for ~$25-$30: h...
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RoyB
Explorer II
Jan 27, 2021
I have one of these 10W Solar panels always sitting on the dash of my truck plugged into an always hot 12V Receptacle...



My Truck start battery is always ready to use. I am getting up in age now and don't use my truck like I used to do... Truck usually sits in a spot that gets direct sunlight thru the windshield for a few hours each day...

Have not had any boil out of fluids and Battery sees to be always ready for use when I need it to start...

Roy Ken

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