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Old 03-14-2012, 10:48 PM   #30 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by bheadrick View Post
so, what would be the minimum power rating you'd need for something like this? I see Mr Previa's panel is 70W and fully charged his battery in a matter of 4hrs on a cloudy day.
I've seen a 15W panel designed for charging a 12v battery that looks like it would fit nicely on top of a coupe trunk lid
I would expect 15 watts to be insufficient. I'm planning for about 100 watts on the roof, using 2.5mm thick "flexible" monocrystaline.
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