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Re: Battery charger with solar panel

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Subject Re: Battery charger with solar panel
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On 2/5/2017 2:26 AM, mike wrote:
> On 2/4/2017 8:22 PM, Jasen Betts wrote:
>> On 2017-02-05, rickman <gnuarm@gmail.com> wrote:
>>> On 2/4/2017 7:35 PM, mike wrote:
>>
>>>>> And in Arizona we certainly don't lack for sunshine ;-)
>>>
>>> I believe that is only 1.5 watts.  That's barely enough to trickle
>>> charge a car battery.  I've used a 2 watt, 15 volt wall wart to trickle
>>> charge a car battery and that's just barely enough running 24/7.
>>
>> How can you tell it's just barely enough?
>>
> My truck draws 9mA.  As I recall 6mA is the radio.
> All I need is that plus whatever self-discharge is going on.

The self discharge is not trivial.  Or I should say the trickle current 
to maintain a car battery.  Without rereading all the post to find what 
size battery you are charging, it *is* a regular car battery, right?  Or 
do you have one of those sealed gel cells?

-- 

Rick C

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Battery charger with solar panel gm <notmy@mail.com> - 2017-02-04 21:41 +0100
  Re: Battery charger with solar panel Jim Thompson <To-Email-Use-The-Envelope-Icon@On-My-Web-Site.com> - 2017-02-04 13:49 -0700
  Re: Battery charger with solar panel Baron <baron@linuxmaniac.net> - 2017-02-04 21:39 +0000
  Re: Battery charger with solar panel rickman <gnuarm@gmail.com> - 2017-02-04 17:05 -0500
  Re: Battery charger with solar panel mike <ham789@netzero.net> - 2017-02-04 14:42 -0800
    Re: Battery charger with solar panel Jim Thompson <To-Email-Use-The-Envelope-Icon@On-My-Web-Site.com> - 2017-02-04 16:00 -0700
      Re: Battery charger with solar panel mike <ham789@netzero.net> - 2017-02-04 16:35 -0800
        Re: Battery charger with solar panel Jim Thompson <To-Email-Use-The-Envelope-Icon@On-My-Web-Site.com> - 2017-02-04 17:38 -0700
        Re: Battery charger with solar panel rickman <gnuarm@gmail.com> - 2017-02-04 19:42 -0500
          Re: Battery charger with solar panel Jasen Betts <jasen@xnet.co.nz> - 2017-02-05 04:22 +0000
            Re: Battery charger with solar panel mike <ham789@netzero.net> - 2017-02-04 23:26 -0800
              Re: Battery charger with solar panel rickman <gnuarm@gmail.com> - 2017-02-06 19:55 -0500
            Re: Battery charger with solar panel rickman <gnuarm@gmail.com> - 2017-02-06 19:54 -0500
              Re: Battery charger with solar panel Jasen Betts <jasen@xnet.co.nz> - 2017-02-07 03:55 +0000
                Re: Battery charger with solar panel rickman <gnuarm@gmail.com> - 2017-02-06 23:41 -0500
        Re: Battery charger with solar panel Jeff Liebermann <jeffl@cruzio.com> - 2017-02-04 18:17 -0800
          Re: Battery charger with solar panel rickman <gnuarm@gmail.com> - 2017-02-04 22:36 -0500
            Re: Battery charger with solar panel Jeff Liebermann <jeffl@cruzio.com> - 2017-02-05 01:03 -0800
  Re: Battery charger with solar panel Don Y <blockedofcourse@foo.invalid> - 2017-02-04 22:02 -0700
  Re: Battery charger with solar panel dakupoto@gmail.com - 2017-02-04 22:25 -0800
  Re: Battery charger with solar panel boB <boB@theresnoplacelikehome.com> - 2017-02-05 16:38 -0800

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