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UK Window Cleaning Forum => Window Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: CBCS on December 08, 2009, 08:29:36 pm
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Does anyone use a Solar Panel on their vehicle to Trickle Charge a battery whilst out and about?
If so, where did you purchase it from? And what type is it?
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indeed i do
i have 2 of them
1 charges a BIG 90 amp battery that powers my sub pump and van mount
i then have 2 old car batteries , 1 is in use, the other in on solar charge
i havent touched the electric charger for months
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Matt
May I ask how big these panels of yours are please? I ask as I have seen some on ebay that are 835 X 540 producing 60w (3.3amp according to the spec) which are too big to be portable and they want £149.00 each for them. At £149.00 I can't see a solar panel paying for itself.
Something smaller 350 x 285 only produces 10w (0.56amps according to their spec) and this will never recharge a battery used the previous day on WFP IMO.
Spruce
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try maplins
http://www.maplin.co.uk/Module.aspx?ModuleNo=217850
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Matt
May I ask how big these panels of yours are please? I ask as I have seen some on ebay that are 835 X 540 producing 60w (3.3amp according to the spec) which are too big to be portable and they want £149.00 each for them. At £149.00 I can't see a solar panel paying for itself.
Something smaller 350 x 285 only produces 10w (0.56amps according to their spec) and this will never recharge a battery used the previous day on WFP IMO.
Spruce
have a search though the old posts on this
mine is fairly small and suckercups to the side windows of my van
how i do it is like this
battery a starts the week in use
battery b starts it on charge
after 2 / 3 days i change them over
at the weekend they are charged in the van, thus i start the week with 2 batteries charged