David:
Thanks for the reply. Today I installed a 6 watt module. This job is a
long drive so I could not pre-measure the idle draw. The generator draws
145 mA when not running. The 6 watt module charges at 300 mA.
As I figure it, with 4.5 average full sun hours, my module has about 1/2 as
much output as needed.
Your generator battery remains charged with a 10 watt module. I wonder if
your generator draws less? Do you run your generator often? Does it self
charge?
Thanks,
William Miller
At 01:39 PM 4/15/2011, David Katz wrote:
I have been using a 10 watt module without a charge control to charge my
generator cranking battery for more than 5 years and i have never had to
add water.
David
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On 4/15/2011 10:28 AM, William Miller wrote:
Friends:
Ii it possible, with the correct module, to trickle charge a generator
cranking battery without the use of a charge controller? What modules
fit this criteria?
Thanks in advance.
William
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