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he first thing i'd do is reduce the load on the electrics-try LED's for the brake lights, turn signals, interior and dashboard. Getting LEDs for the headlights would reduce the load the most, but you might have to experiment a bit to get the high-low beams at the right brightness, and you'd have to check your state's Inspection regulations-it might not be legal in your state.
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i aggree with that
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Also, you could replace the standard Battery with a Deep Discharge version-US Battery makes 6V, 8V and 12v wet cells at over 150Ahrs! You'd still have to charge eventually, but you'd get a much longer range in the meantime, and you would still get a partial recharge from the Kubota.
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No; I was in the battery business 150 amp hours divided by a 20 hour rate= 7.5 amp recharge means if it would put out 15 amps ( which it probably doesn't it would take 10 hours at maximum, which it never would, answer just put a real alternator on it.
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Is your Beetle a complete hard-top, or does it have a removable Sunroof section? You could always fit a modest-sized Solar PV panel into a Sunroof panel-and if you don't have a Sunroof you can always place several small ones under the Rear Window. Since we're talking about a single battery you'd likely get enough charge in an afternoon to run all night on...
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No that won't work either
heres the stats on that:
Technical Specifications
Power: 10 watts
Peak Output: 660mA @ 16.8V
Approximate watt-hours per day*: 70
Approximate amp-hours per day*: 4.62
Dimensions: 397 x 278 x 25mm
Weight: 1.6 kg
* Based on 7 hours of average daily peak sunlight hours
Power: 10 watts
Ok this means for this 150ah battery it would take 32.4 days of pure sunshine to recharge it.
Answer; once again install an alternator
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And all this is assuming that you can't adjust the Kubota's generator-which you most likely can.
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it doesn't have a generator.