I currently own the ReadySet solar charging kit that includes a basic solar panel and the nice 12V battery. Would this panel work out of the box?
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No. You also need a voltage regulator to ensure no overcharging of your battery, or you need to manually monitor charging so you do not ruin your battery. I think the regulator I bought was less than ten dollars and it was all I needed for three panels.
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If there is a charge controller it should all work out of the box. I bought just the solar panel and the controller sold separately. The controller ensures the battery doesn't over charge and blocking diodes make sure the battery doesn't bleed charge at night time. I hope it all works out for you...
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This is a very nice solar panel that is mounted on a somewhat flexible metal sheet. I produces about 16v dc at the contacts in Florida sun (rated at 12v for a 12v battery), but I use a solar controller so it won't overcharge my battery. I have it hooked to a 12v trolling motor deep cycle battery on a small boat. I have not had to externally charge the battery since attaching the solar panel, and that gives me a few hours per week of power.
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Eileen, Thank you for your purchasing.The situation is normal in most of cases.The 5w kit can charge 1-2AH/day to a 12v battery in good sunshine. So if the battery is larger than 12v 10ah, it take more time to full charge the battery.You can use a multi meter to test the current to the battery to confirm that the panel is still charging the battery.
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Yes, you can hook the 2 6v batteries in series to the inverter, that's what I did. The solar kit is going to be independent as long as it comes with a 12v charge controller. *Note you should only run your batteries down more than 50% in an emergency, that will shorten their life span of the batteries. A 1500 watt inverter maybe a little over kill matched a 95 watt solar kit. You need a bigger solar kit, or just buy and second one. I started with 2 (100) watt panels and plan to add to them.
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Yes, I hooked a 5w trickle charger panel to a 12v battery and it worked well. Might want to go with a 15w panel however- mine loses charge if I leave it on 24/7.
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It depends on where you live and how much sun you get. Based on 140W 24/7 the 300W "kit" won't be enough. That doesn't mean you couldn't do it with more panels. Just don't buy a "kit". That comes with a dedicated charger for the wattage the kit comes with. Check on line or with someone who can give you the calculations you will need for wattage and but individual panels and then size a charger for your needs. I had to do the same. The panels that come with the kit are top notch and can be bought by themselves.
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If you have a total of 600W then yes, you just need to connect up the panels in series so their combined voltage is OVER 48V but under 150V. As long as the solar panels combined voltage falls between these range then yes it will charge it no problems.
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The plug-in charger only puts out 2 amps. If your solar panel USB port has similar output there should not be a problem.
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Yes. I have the Goal Zero Nomad 7 Solar Panel, which puts out 7 watts of power and I charge these batteries with it via the 12v attachment and it works great!
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as long as the charge regulator (thunderbolt system) is rated at or above 45 watts, it will work with this panel. Unfortunately, you would need to make an adaption to the connectors. This Aleko panel is supplied with a male and female MC4 connector set. you could get two more MC4 connectors , and then wire them to a suitable connector to fit the charge regulator. If its of any use, i'll tell your how mine is set up. I removed the stock connectors, and wired the panel to a 4 pin trailer plug, and installed a 4 pin trailer receiver on the roof of my van. after that, its run to a "Deltran Battery tender" solar charge regulator. I have had no complaints with this solar panel, and have had good luck with "battery tender" products. definatly a good product, if you can get it adapted to your charge regulator. one note of caution: it is basicaly a big glass plate, with a film in it, housed in a sturdy aluminum frame, so treat it carefully.
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You will need a charge controller and wiring to connect the solar panel to the charge controller and the cable from charge controller to the battery.
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Yes. You will need a 12 volt charge control box also. You shouldn't wire directly to the battery/batteries
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The short answer is that while these panels operate at around ~28 volts, they will have no problems powering a 12V system with the right charge controller. The days of matching your panels nominal voltage to your battery bank were obsoleted by MPPT charge controllers. To use an oversimplified summary- an MPPT controller takes whatever voltage and amps coming in from your panels and converts it to whatever voltage and amps your battery bank needs. (Worth noting "however," the closer your battery bank nominal voltage is to your panels the more efficient it will be). The significant price difference you will see on MPPT controllers is due to efficiency differences in this conversion, intelligence on charging the batteries, reliability, etc. MPPT controllers are very affordable and significantly increase efficiency to the point that outside of unique circumstances it's bordering on irrational to consider older PWC technology charge controllers that require you to match the panel voltage to your battery bank's nominal voltage (i.e., 12V panels to 12V batteries). A better question for you to ask and research yourself is "what is the best charge controller for these panels powering a 12V battery bank." Hopefully this helps. Good luck!
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This is compatible with a 12volt system as with any solar panel you will require other parts to macke this work saflely and efficiently as a renewable energy system Hope this info helps you Joe
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I don't see any reason why you cannot trickle charge a 12 Volt DC battery with the solar panel. Although it will maintain a fully charged battery ,however, it will not charge a weak or dead battery. I presume that answers your question.
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I purchased this after reading the other responses and can confirm. I'm using a single Solarworld 250w panel (24v) with two 6v Sun eXtender batteries (wired for 12v). Works great.
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Yes - if you have the solar capacity and the time. I used a morning star solar battery charger and 230 watt solar panel.
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You need a charge controller. I bought this one AGPtek® 30A Solar Panel Power Battery Charge Controller / Regulator 12V / 24V 30 Amp with PWM Type of Charging (Automatic Lighting Control + Time Functions) , but I had to cut the wires on the solar panel to connect to the charge controller. You can get adapters, but I'm not sure what those are called.