Re: Battery life reduced by trickle charger?

Posted by James22 on March 01, 2007 at 18:57:59 from (207.179.239.211):

In Reply to: Re: Battery life reduced by trickle charger? posted by Dick on March 01, 2007 at 18:30:30:

I bought the larger solar charger from Harbor Freight and used it last winter on truck which was stored in a shed with one end open to the south. Installed the charger around middle of November and during the process checked it's output voltage with a VOM. Around noon with no clouds, the output voltage was 18.6 volts, which would significantly decrease with any clouds. It appeared enough sun would hit the panel to start charging 10:00 AM and stop around 3:00 PM. I decided to give it a try. Don't know what happened when the sun's angle decreased further until Dec 21, but came back in March and it started fine. I would be concerned with over charging if using the larger one in more direct sunlight, particularly during the summer. I would be sure to position it using a VOM meter.

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• Re: Battery life reduced by trickle charger? Ken Macfarlane 05:10:32 03/02/07 (0)

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