[Public-List] Solar panels

[Jeffrey Randall]

Thanks all,  I am still researching but a trickle charging solar setup
seems to be in the future.

Gordon,  Is the shore power the only way you recharged? and how often did
you need to do it.  I am looking to see if I am leaking more power than the
standard flow rate that any battery might drop over time.

BTW for all,  I am still on chapter one of boat electrics for dummies after
many starts.  But getting there.  12 V or electricity in general seems to
have baffled me for years.  I am on a quest for electrics competency if not
expert status.

On Mon, Jul 29, 2019 at 8:22 PM Gordon Laco via Public-List <
public-list at lists.alberg30.org> wrote:

> We have electricity at our slip but only very rarely use it to recharge
> batteries or any other purpose… there’s no need.
>
> Gordon Laco
> #426 Surprise
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> > On Jul 29, 2019, at 5:43 PM, R Kirk via Public-List <
> public-list at lists.alberg30.org> wrote:
> >
> > Jeff... Not to worry. Isobar (181) swung at a mooring (NAVSTA Annapolis)
> all the years I had her, so no shore power. I never used much electricity
> underway so the batteries never got too low. I used a cheap solar cell, not
> much larger than a tablet. Before I left the boat I put it on top of the
> companionway slide and ran its wire to alligator clips at the house
> battery. Always kept the charge up. I used a mechanical, wave generated,
> bilge pump at the mooring so no electric use there. (It was/is an exposed
> bumpy mooring field, so plenty of piston action.)… Bob
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Jeffrey Randall via Public-List <public-list at lists.alberg30.org>
> > To: Alberg 30 Public List -- open to all <public-list at lists.alberg30.org
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> > Cc: Jeffrey Randall <jcrandall1956 at gmail.com>
> > Sent: Mon, Jul 29, 2019 5:00 pm
> > Subject: [Public-List] Solar panels
> >
> > My slip has lost it's electrical power for reasons related to Navy
> > regulations, so I need to charge batteries.  Who has added solar panels
> to
> > their A-30 and what were the pluses and minuses?
> >
> > --
> > Sincerely,
> >
> >
> > Jeff Randall
> > JCMedical
> > 603-498-5574
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Sincerely,


Jeff Randall
JCMedical
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