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Originally Posted by Ryland
For a solar charge controller something pretty basic like Sunforce 60012 7 Amp Charge Controller, Solar Charge Controller | Toolfetch should work just fine, that is just one of the first ones that I found... or Solar Charge Controller - 10 amp Programmable is weather proof, but your charge controller should be inside a building out of the weather if possible, unless you were planing to put the PV panels on the car... if that is the case then you can take the rated output and cut it by 1/3 to 1/2 because it's most likely going to be laying flat getting 1/3 to 1/2 of the energy/sun, because unless you live on the equator the sun is never straight up. |
The kencove manual shows that their controller can be programed for three stage charging according to the type of battery, sealed, gel, etc... That's interesting. Even though it's not programmable, probably the Sunforce controller does some form of three stage charging too, correct?
Do you really think I'll only get a third of the rated output from a solar panel on the roof of my car? I mean, it would depend on time of day, right? In the winter, weaker output all day, but in the summer, there should be several hours of high sunlight. Parking the car at work all day would probably fully recharge a lightly discharged battery, no?