Howdy,
On Mon, 11 Oct 2010, Fred Katz wrote:
> Be careful of using those solar chargers without a regulator. A friend
> of mine used a 1.8 watt on his F-150 truck, had a new battery just a few
> months old. After sitting in the sun for several months, it killed his
> battery. Over-charged it. He got a free replacement battery, but is now
> more careful by disconnecting the solar charger after a couple days use.
> I use a 5 watt solar charger, got it from HF on sale for $30, and don't
> leave it connected more than a day at a time.
That pretty well sucks.
Does some version exist that doesn't cost a billion dollars and you can
just plug it into the cig. lighter and leave it there for a month with no
ill effects?
Mark
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