Solar powered battery charger

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This wks Cdn Tire Flyer has solar powered 1 Amp chargers. Anyone use one?

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My buddy bought 2 and they look great! Great for the cottage or camping.. Cant go wrong with the price anyway :wink:
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Didn't see the flyer...how much??
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$7.99 reg $39. bought one today.
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Watch out and make sure they have a charge controller in them. A charge controller will prevent the solar panel from over charging and killing your battery.
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Muzz wrote:$7.99 reg $39. bought one today.
Thanks...gonna go check them out.
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Jimmay wrote:Watch out and make sure they have a charge controller in them. A charge controller will prevent the solar panel from over charging and killing your battery.
Good point, thanks for the advice......I'll make sure to look for this!
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Here's what the website says in the features section so it looks like it has some sort of overcharge protection

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* Ideal for motorcycles, personal water craft, ATVs, snowmobiles and tractors
* Weatherproof
* Built-in overcharge/discharge protection
* Includes 8' and 10' wire, battery clamps, O-ring connector and fuse
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Would you be able to connect this to a battery that's being used to run a trolling motor at the same time it's being used. Or would it not make a difference because it's only 1amp.

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Let's say you have a trolling motor that averages 25A when running and it lasts for a total of 5 hours if run steady on one 12V deep cycle battery. That means your battery is good for 125 Amp-hours. If you put 1A back in with the solar charger over the same 5 hours, with perfect sun conditions, you will gain 5 Amp-hours or 5 Amp-hours /25A * 60 minutes in an hour = 12 minutes of extra running time. As the power consumption goes up, the extra running time will go down.

These chargers are great for when the boat is sitting for the week, but not much use when you are actually using your trolling motor.
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bassman wrote:Would you be able to connect this to a battery that's being used to run a trolling motor at the same time it's being used. Or would it not make a difference because it's only 1amp.

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Hey BM,

I dont have the manual with me but it clearly says you cannot use the the charger when its connected to a battery being used. It has to be connected to the battery when nothing else is being used on that battery.
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Thanks for the reply.
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There is a 1.8 amp cell on sale at Princess Auto right now for 14.99.
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