| Solar Panels [message #150051] |
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ljdavick
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Do solar controllers maintain batteries as well as my Progressive Dynamics Charge Wizard? Do they only charge as needed and somehow waste the extra current, maybe even send the "desulfate" pulse from time to time?
I had once asked if the panels should be connected through the PD charger. A recent thread got me thinking about this. The Charge Wizard only desulfates after being connected 24 hours to AC current (I think) and of course the solar panel doesn't produce electricity at night!
Having a constant charge on the batteries might boil them, or otherwise reduce their life span.
Thanks,
Larry Davick
A Mystery Machine
1976(ish) Palm Beach
Fremont, Ca
Howell EFI + EBL + Electronic Dizzy
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| Re: [GMCnet] Solar Panels [message #150053 is a reply to message #150051] |
Fri, 18 November 2011 19:02  |
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ljdavick
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Okay - Answered my own question. I see that there are solar controllers like Morningstar's ProStar <http://www.morningstarcorp.com/en/pro-star> that have 4-stage charge controllers.
Larry Davick
Fremont, California
The Mystery Machine
'76 (ish) Palm Beach
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From: "Larry Davick" <ljdavick@comcast.net>
To: gmclist@temp.gmcnet.org
Sent: Friday, November 18, 2011 4:34:13 PM
Subject: [GMCnet] Solar Panels
Do solar controllers maintain batteries as well as my Progressive Dynamics Charge Wizard? Do they only charge as needed and somehow waste the extra current, maybe even send the "desulfate" pulse from time to time?
I had once asked if the panels should be connected through the PD charger. A recent thread got me thinking about this. The Charge Wizard only desulfates after being connected 24 hours to AC current (I think) and of course the solar panel doesn't produce electricity at night!
Having a constant charge on the batteries might boil them, or otherwise reduce their life span.
Thanks,
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Larry Davick
The Mystery Machine
1976(ish) Palm Beach
Fremont, Ca
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