Sailing Gulf. Elect. motor,charge 3-12volt batteries, Garmin, dble. A batteries. Will your panel work? Need? Diodes?
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As long as you wire your 3 12volt batteries in parallel, this panel will work. There are built in bypass diodes. But to avoid back flow charging from the battery, you will need either a charge controller and 5Amp is sufficient for the rated current of charge controller.
1309119
Wasn't aware of this [requiring a non-std batt] - mine works fine with a 12 volt deep cycle from wally-world. There are other issues with this model (brand?); connections and side-scanning limitations.
367074
I installed the charger on my boat,(near the battery) then installed a Marinco Marine On-Board Charger inlet(also close to the battery) to plug the power in to charge the batteries. I had to cut the ends of the charger off and replace it with a male plug in the on-board charger inlet to plug in the cord to charge the batteries. works great.
560719
I actually use this for my boat, any 12V battery will work, if you want to have something around that will last a long time, pick up a ATV battery at Walmart. It will probably run for days
1786605
This is a good solar panel. I have 2 batteries connected parallel, + to +, and - to -. This gives me the same voltage- 12 volts. I run my garage door opener and some accessories in my garage off a power inverter. The Ramsond solar charge regulator shuts off when batteries are full. Like T.J. said, make sure you aim the panel for best results, and hopefully its not foggy where you keep your boat!
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Do not wire it straight to the panel as it will over charge your battery in nothing flat. The panel came with a charge controller than it very easy to wire into the system. You wire your load up to 10 amps through the charge controller. If you are going to pull more amperage than 10 amps then hard wire that load to the battery. As far as charging the "low" battery there is a formula to determine the charge time but there are several variables you need to know to figure that out. It has no problems meeting our electrical needs on board a 20 foot sailboat with one deep cycle battery on board but our total load is less than 4 amps if everything was on at once. We have been just totally pleased with the panel and controller as they meet our needs perfectly.
193931
I hooked mine up to 12V DC (boat). You should contact the manufacturer for that info. It's way above my pay grade.
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Had mine hooked up on the front dash of my Dodge van for a few months. Wasn't able to keep the battery fully charged [it's a conversion van with a small electrical drain somewhere] so am using a 120 volt battery maintainer. The panel held up fine though even with the heat of the windshield.
1573750
You'll need a charge controller so the connection will be: panels>controller>batteries>inverter
197133
That is correct, 12v is required. You will also need space for the battery fairly close to the motor mount. Original leads from the motor are about 4'
573205
We were using a motor shield and could run 3 motors with a 9 volt. They're supposed to be like 3.5v each, you can run it by just hooking it up to the 9v. Careful with too much current (amps), that's what will fry it.
860205
You'll need something to mount the panels to. The batteries will need to be connected with heavy gauge battery cables. I keep my batteries in a ventilated box out on the deck, so you might want to have a container in mind. It appears to me that this kit will provide charge for 12V batteries in parallel. You will need an inverter to turn that battery power into AC power so you can plug things in. AC inverters come in a wide range of power outputs. 200W inverter will power a laptop. Do a google search for "how many watts do appliances draw." This will help you pick out an inverter. (A space heater might need a 1500 W inverter for example. Cell phone charging can be done off of a 150 watt invert. Buy a bigger inverter than you think you will need. Good luck.
425231
Hi ThereI run the inverter off of a 27D size 12 volt battery on my boat that is charged from a 120 amp alternator off of the motor.
1575519
Well you should have a power supply on your system to constantly charge the battery. The battery is only for backup when the power goes out. Your panel should have a power supply with it
186980
The panel can supply 12v dc. If your device can charge off of this voltage, you would be ok. Not sure how long it takes to charge though.
425229
Hi There I run the inverter off of a 27D size 12 volt battery on my boat that is charged from a 120 amp alternator off of the motor.
2196166
Yes. For my project I need 5v they have an adjustable voyage regular on them. So what ever voltage you need you set it.