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I'm planning on getting a ~50W panel to mount into the roof of my wagon. I'm going to put the alternator in circuit with a small lawn mower battery, the computer, ignition, fuel pump, engine cooling fan, and injectors.
I'm going to keep the solar PV panel connected to a deep cycle battery and then to all the non-integral parts of the car (starter, headlamps, parking lights, stereo, blower motor....) and have a switch between the two systems that I can connect for long road trips. This way, I can always get the car to go, even if the deep cycle battery or PV system fails somehow. From the previous post, I don't think the essentials will bog down the alternator too badly, and I'll be able to maintain use of the alternator's slightly higher voltage for my ECU and injectors, which I believe to be important for economy.
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