So whats wrong with his idea (see below)? Is it totally bogus that no one noticed it? or too good to be true? The only issue with this is its not smart... What if we can make it smart? What if, if we can add another simple device ($12) that will switch it off when it reached it desired voltage....?
Well I use this simple device to connect to my solar panels and battery and does its job beautifully.
ghurd - Hurd Solar Renewable Energy | Dump Controllers
its a dump controller. it knows when to dump the extra power when the battery is fully charge... I just tweaked it in such a way that it dumps the extra power to a relay switch, thus turning off the source power. Then if it detects that the desired voltage is low, then it will turn itself on again.
What say you?
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Originally Posted by rmay635703
I believe the most important thing to make a diy on is the CHARGE CONTROLLER
It is easy to make a dumb charger out of most anything, I even made a higher tech version of this thing to desulphate/controlled overcharge bad batteries
3 Dollar Battery Charger
Cheers
Ryan |