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Old 07-08-2009, 06:46 AM   #5 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by Ryland View Post
you would be better off getting a real PV panel, they have dropped in price so much in the last year, they are down to nearly $3.50 per watt, something like a 10-20 watt panel would keep your battery topped off and could help
There is probably a thread dedicated to this question, but I'll ask it here:
If I do get a 10-20W 12V solar panel, how do I hook it up to the battery? Just '+' to '+' and '-' to '-'? Do I need any extra fancy electronics, like diodes (to me, 'fancy electronics' is anything as complicated as a resistor)? The battery needs a voltage of 14-16V to charge, right? Will the solar panel give enough?
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