vidaliaman
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any recommendations on a good 6v solar charging system? looked to see if battery tender had one but couldn't find, also i know dc doesn't travel distances as well as ac, would want to run from the roof to the tractor
(quoted from post at 18:04:47 05/09/17) any recommendations on a good 6v solar charging system? looked to see if battery tender had one but couldn't find, also i know dc doesn't travel distances as well as ac, would want to run from the roof to the tractor
(quoted from post at 08:21:26 05/10/17)
I have a storage building in the woods. I have a 12 volt battery to run a light when I am back there in the evening. I have a 5 watt panel that is used to charge the battery. The panel has been in place since 2007 and I am on my second battery. The panel does not use a charge controller of any kind.
I have also used similar panels to charge 6 volt batterys without a charge controller. The panel output voltage is usually listed at say 23 volts in maximum sunlight, without a load connected. Once a load is connected the panel voltage will drop significantly. For example, if you connect a 5 watt panel to a 6 volt battery the panel output will drop to battery voltage and gradually increase as the battery charges. A 5 watt panel at 6 volts will output less than 1 amp and only then at full sunlight. There are smaller panels available 1.5 watts (check TSC) if you worry about over charging.
I am not saying charge controllers are no good only that it possible to get along without them, using some common sense on panel size.
(quoted from post at 12:08:16 05/10/17)(quoted from post at 08:21:26 05/10/17)
I have a storage building in the woods. I have a 12 volt battery to run a light when I am back there in the evening. I have a 5 watt panel that is used to charge the battery. The panel has been in place since 2007 and I am on my second battery. The panel does not use a charge controller of any kind.
I have also used similar panels to charge 6 volt batterys without a charge controller. The panel output voltage is usually listed at say 23 volts in maximum sunlight, without a load connected. Once a load is connected the panel voltage will drop significantly. For example, if you connect a 5 watt panel to a 6 volt battery the panel output will drop to battery voltage and gradually increase as the battery charges. A 5 watt panel at 6 volts will output less than 1 amp and only then at full sunlight. There are smaller panels available 1.5 watts (check TSC) if you worry about over charging.
I am not saying charge controllers are no good only that it possible to get along without them, using some common sense on panel size.
With these smaller panels i don't think overcharging will be a problem . This may work well on a 6v battery in this situation . $25 shipped to your house and you can use it on other applications , lawn mower , atv , boat , 12v battery for led shop light , etc .
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Solar-Windo...9739914&pid=100005&rk=4&rkt=6&sd=112060134523
(quoted from post at 12:29:25 05/10/17)(quoted from post at 12:08:16 05/10/17)(quoted from post at 08:21:26 05/10/17)
I have a storage building in the woods. I have a 12 volt battery to run a light when I am back there in the evening. I have a 5 watt panel that is used to charge the battery. The panel has been in place since 2007 and I am on my second battery. The panel does not use a charge controller of any kind.
I have also used similar panels to charge 6 volt batterys without a charge controller. The panel output voltage is usually listed at say 23 volts in maximum sunlight, without a load connected. Once a load is connected the panel voltage will drop significantly. For example, if you connect a 5 watt panel to a 6 volt battery the panel output will drop to battery voltage and gradually increase as the battery charges. A 5 watt panel at 6 volts will output less than 1 amp and only then at full sunlight. There are smaller panels available 1.5 watts (check TSC) if you worry about over charging.
I am not saying charge controllers are no good only that it possible to get along without them, using some common sense on panel size.
With these smaller panels i don't think overcharging will be a problem . This may work well on a 6v battery in this situation . $25 shipped to your house and you can use it on other applications , lawn mower , atv , boat , 12v battery for led shop light , etc .
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Solar-Windo...9739914&pid=100005&rk=4&rkt=6&sd=112060134523
i'll second this. i've got a couple of those low output panels in use here. i was thinking they were one watt, but they might very well be a watt and a half.
(quoted from post at 21:40:02 05/10/17)
ouch, scout. i have one on a dashboard and the other on the inside of a shed window.
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