[Rhodes22-list] Solar Panels and Electrical Supply
Hank
hnw555 at gmail.com
Wed Feb 20 16:36:12 EST 2008
Not sure yet. Either under the port settee or in the box forward of their.
Maybe I'll put the battery in the box and the charger under the settee. I'm
planning to pretty much re-wire the whole boat, new electrical panel and
all, so everything is still in the planning stages.
Hank
On Wed, Feb 20, 2008 at 4:29 PM, elle <watermusic38 at yahoo.com> wrote:
> Hank,
>
> thanks for the link...I was looking at another charger
> that was a bit more expensive...this one fits the
> bill..
>
> Where do you plan to mount it?
>
> elle
>
> --- Hank <hnw555 at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > Bill,
> >
> > I think you are right that a solar panel is not
> > going to cut it for what I
> > want. So I am now looking at using the ProMariner
> > Prosport 8 Battery
> > Charger.
> >
> http://www.defender.com/product.jsp?path=-1|328|51495|985|316472&id=984445<http://www.defender.com/product.jsp?path=-1%7C328%7C51495%7C985%7C316472&id=984445>
> >
> > It should be able to handle two batteries and
> > provides 3 stage charging and
> > all the necessary protections. Additionally, it
> > uses a regular 3-prong 120v
> > plug so I can just run an extension cord to my shore
> > power outlet. In the
> > long run, this will be cheaper and more efficient
> > than trying to rely on the
> > solar panels.
> >
> > Hank
> >
> >
> > On 2/20/08, bill davidge <wpdavidge at yahoo.com>
> > wrote:
> > >
> > > Hank
> > > I have spent most of the winter trying to find
> > the answer to your
> > > question ( I'm a little slower than most of the
> > people on the list) and
> > > after reading 3 books, talking to a couple of
> > Electrical Engineers this is
> > > what I came up with .
> > >
> > > . 2 Solar panels, from Stan, may keep up with
> > your usage on a good
> > > day, but they will not charge a deep cycle battery
> > and once the charge goes
> > > below 10.5 volts it deed ..Not only that but if
> > you drain the battery down
> > > to often you will have to replace it .
> > >
> > > What I'm going to do is to wire the 2 batteries
> > parallel and use a 3 stage
> > > battery charger when the batterys drops below 11
> > V Some one on the list
> > > sent me a link to Don Casey, one of his books may
> > help you .It is Sailboat
> > > Electrics Simplified and make sure you ck. him
> > out on the Internet just
> > > Google his name. He wrights for Boat US .O yes
> > don't forget the Archives it
> > > is a good research tool and it can help .
> > >
> > > Good luck let Me know what you come up with .
> > >
> > > Bill D . Temperance,MI.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > ----- Original Message ----
> > > From: michael meltzer <mjm at michaelmeltzer.com>
> > > To: The Rhodes 22 mail list
> > <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
> > > Sent: Tuesday, February 19, 2008 11:44:09 PM
> > > Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Solar Panels and
> > Electrical Supply
> > >
> > >
> > > The rule of thumb, take the wattage * .25
> > = the number of amp it will put
> > > into the battery each day. That
> > > includes rain/clouds/shading from rigging.
> > > Figure 2.5
> > > amps. But ..... on real sunny days a 10
> > watt panel will do 8-10
> > >
> > > amp's. so...... your bratty has about 50
> > amp usable range...... one panel is
> > >
> > > close but should work for you, can always
> > add a second.. and keeping a plug
> > >
> > > in car charger/100foot powercord/30 amp to
> > 15 amp marine plug adapter on the
> > > boat is handily
> > >
> > >
> > > That say from a man who had 2 10 watts
> > and a 30 watt on the pop-top
> > >
> > > -mjm
> > >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: rhodes22-list-bounces at rhodes22.org
> > > [mailto:rhodes22-list-bounces at rhodes22.org] On
> > Behalf Of Hank
> > > Sent: Tuesday, February 19, 2008 5:17 PM
> > > To: The Rhodes 22 mail list
> > > Subject: [Rhodes22-list] Solar Panels and
> > Electrical Supply
> > >
> > > Hello Rhodies,
> > >
> > > Want to get your feedback on Solar panels.
> > > I am looking to put solar panels
> > > on the boat and I'm wondering if I need 2
> > or if I can get by with one.
> > > Here
> > > is the electrical usage as best as I can
> > figure.
> > >
> > > Fishfinder/Depth gauge - 1 amp
> > > VHF radio - .3 amps on standby
> > > AM/FM CD Player - 10amps?
> > > Position Lights
> > > Anchor light
> > >
> > > We generally only day sail and seldom two
> > days in a row.
> > > I plan to have one
> > >
> > > battery and want the solar panel to charge
> > the battery after a days use. I
> > >
> > > figure a good marine deep cycle house
> > battery can run what I have for a day
> > > sail.
> > > I do not currently have the capability to
> > connect to shore power for
> > > charging and don't want to add it if I
> > can avoid it.
> > >
> > > So guys, what do you think?
> > > Will one of Stan's solar panels do the
> > trick?
> > >
> > > Thanks in advance,
> > >
> > > Hank
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