If your batteries are good they will hold charge all winter long if you do as Robert on AZURA explained. Did i suggest you do it that way Robert? If they don’t hold charge you can probably look forward to buying new batteries very soon. Consider it a test on your batteries: works every time but dont drop by occaisionaly during winter storage to charge them if you want a reliable test
On Sat, Dec 1, 2018 at 5:19 PM Marek Dziedzic via CnC-List < cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > I would not put a solar panel without a controller, even if it puts only 1 > A. > > Why? I murdered two batteries this way. My panel was 15 W, so hardly tons > of current, but each battery lasted just about a season. I thought that > spending extra $50 for a controller was a waste of money. I blamed the > batteries, but I learned since. > > Marek > > -----Original Message----- > From: CnC-List <cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com> On Behalf Of Len Mitchell > via CnC-List > Sent: Saturday, December 1, 2018 12:04 > To: CNC List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> > Cc: Len Mitchell <xfireca...@gmail.com> > Subject: Stus-List Winter battery maintenance. > > Not sure why no one has talked about a solar panel to keep batteries > topped up! Or did I miss something? The price just keeps getting lower and > they work well. Mine are always up and the boat is covered in canvas plus > snow. A small inexpensive panel will deliver 2 amps or less in the daylight > and won’t even require a controller at that charge rate. If your batteries > are being discharged or they aren’t strong enough, they can freeze. Check > specific gravity and electrolyte level yes! > Len > > Sent from my iPad > _______________________________________________ > > Thanks everyone for supporting this list with your contributions. Each > and every one is greatly appreciated. If you want to support the list - > use PayPal to send contribution -- > https://nam03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.paypal.me%2Fstumurray&data=02%7C01%7C%7Ca67690fca0e2498e74a408d657af2b48%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435aaaaaaaaaaaa%7C1%7C0%7C636792807180125612&sdata=j593mYImrxf4aB2QjfK54JGKjFeJQG58gP%2BwCt2Ic3A%3D&reserved=0 > > _______________________________________________ > > Thanks everyone for supporting this list with your contributions. Each > and every one is greatly appreciated. If you want to support the list - > use PayPal to send contribution -- https://www.paypal.me/stumurray > > -- Sent from Gmail Mobile
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