Originally Posted by
haulback
Alan:
I'm mid way into replacing solar array on my boat, using 5-43 watt Kyocera panels. ($235 USD each from an outfit in Renton Wa.) They come well recommended as a quality PV module - take care, all solar panels are NOT created equal!!!
Jim/Haulback
I'm thinking that I can get two 43 watt panels, and hook up one, each, directly to each battery through a basic charge regulator. Looks like the panel puts out 17 volts, so I guess I'll need the regulator. The batteries are standard 12v wet cells, deep cycle. It looks like the panels put out 2.2 amps at peak, so if that happens for 8 hours a day, me thinking that it's July, but then peak power-producing time is still only from about 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM that means I get something like 15-17 amps back in my batteries each day. 'zat make sense?
I'll be using the Navik along the coast, so it'll just be the radio and the LED's that suck down power for the first few days. I think they will mostly keep up with the drain. I might need to run the Lightning generator (has a 15 amp alternator) for a couple of hours, maybe twice in the middle of the trip, but that's OK.
Who's the outfit in Renton?
Last edited by AlanH; 10-09-2007 at 11:29 AM.
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