Solar Panel - Page 2

BigBassin144 · 04-12-09, 08:46 PM

Ok, thanks Zook.

BB

Ok, thanks Zook.

BB

MississippiBoy · 04-12-09, 11:37 PM

Smartazz....

dietz31684 · 04-13-09, 10:24 AM

Your charger is fine. You will just have to charge one, then the other. It is nice having a dual bank charger tho, just plug it in and forget about it....

MrPhotographer06 · 04-13-09, 01:41 PM

how does it generate power though?

bingham · 04-14-09, 10:11 AM

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Originally Posted by MrPhotographer06

how does it generate power though?

the sun ...

MrPhotographer06 · 04-14-09, 01:21 PM

the on-board charger is solar charging?

jcw1503 · 04-14-09, 01:32 PM

they are two different things. There are on-board chargers that you plug in from a socket and charge them, but they also have solar power panels that you can place on your baot and connect to the batteries and the sun charges them.

bingham · 04-14-09, 02:15 PM

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Originally Posted by MrPhotographer06

how does it generate power though?

this thread is about a ''Solar Panel'' and you said how does it generate power. I guess i misunderstood because i thought you were asking about a solar panel because of the thread name.

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Originally Posted by MrPhotographer06

the on-board charger is solar charging?

the on board charger is not solar powered but i dont see why it couldnt be rigged up to, but i dont think you asking that either. the on board charger gets plugged into an extension cord plugged into the wall socket and the charger is already hooked to the batteries and when u plug it up, it cgarges the batteries, instead of having a portable charger and having to seperately hook up each battery you just plug the on board charger in, alot easier unless you have a single battery then you could just use a portable imo

bingham · 04-14-09, 02:16 PM

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Originally Posted by jcw1503

they are two different things. There are on-board chargers that you plug in from a socket and charge them, but they also have solar power panels that you can place on your baot and connect to the batteries and the sun charges them.

excactly what i was saying lol i typed mine when urs came up

MrPhotographer06 · 04-14-09, 02:49 PM

oh. well it sounds like a waste of money, i thought they were a battery tender that generated power somehow.. i'll just use the battery charger in the shop

bingham · 04-14-09, 03:13 PM

no not a waste of money at all. already attached to battery just plug it in. easy and carefree no clipping or screwing or clamping to a battery. just plug it in and your good to go. not something you have to have but definetely not a waste of money when you either have to buy a reg charger or on board.

bassackwards · 04-14-09, 09:26 PM

i got one of those 2 bank chargers from bps when they were on sale and it works great (bps brand i think) it was like 100 or something

Bender · 04-14-09, 09:53 PM

On the subject, does anybody have experience with any of the solar chargers? I've heard of guys down south running them when it's hot and you are running two livewell pumps all day on top of everything else just to help the cranking battery. If you are using one what wattage is it and does it work?

zooker · 04-14-09, 09:58 PM

nope we use a "bridge" alot more than the solar chargers..the bridge is a device that crosses the alt out put on your outboard to the troller battery..in laymans terms as long as the big moter is running the troller battery is charging..

zooker

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jcw1503 BassFishin.Com Veteran Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: South Carolina Posts: 617	they are two different things. There are on-board chargers that you plug in from a socket and charge them, but they also have solar power panels that you can place on your baot and connect to the batteries and the sun charges them. __________________ The charm of fishing is that it is the pursuit of what is elusive yet attainable, a perpetual series of occasions for hope....

04-13-09, 10:24 AM	#28
dietz31684 BassFishin.Com Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 26	Your charger is fine. You will just have to charge one, then the other. It is nice having a dual bank charger tho, just plug it in and forget about it....

04-14-09, 02:49 PM	#35
MrPhotographer06 BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Fort Bragg, NC Posts: 2,096	oh. well it sounds like a waste of money, i thought they were a battery tender that generated power somehow.. i'll just use the battery charger in the shop __________________ For Those I Love, I will Sacrifice: US Army since 2012

04-14-09, 03:13 PM	#36
bingham BassFishin.Com Active Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Cottondale, AL Posts: 323	no not a waste of money at all. already attached to battery just plug it in. easy and carefree no clipping or screwing or clamping to a battery. just plug it in and your good to go. not something you have to have but definetely not a waste of money when you either have to buy a reg charger or on board. __________________ EAT, SLEEP, FISH

04-14-09, 09:26 PM	#37
bassackwards BassFishin.Com Active Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: hampton va Posts: 408	i got one of those 2 bank chargers from bps when they were on sale and it works great (bps brand i think) it was like 100 or something

04-14-09, 09:53 PM	#38
Bender BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Brighton, MI Posts: 2,414	On the subject, does anybody have experience with any of the solar chargers? I've heard of guys down south running them when it's hot and you are running two livewell pumps all day on top of everything else just to help the cranking battery. If you are using one what wattage is it and does it work?

04-14-09, 09:58 PM	#39
zooker BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: denton nc Posts: 13,441	nope we use a "bridge" alot more than the solar chargers..the bridge is a device that crosses the alt out put on your outboard to the troller battery..in laymans terms as long as the big moter is running the troller battery is charging.. zooker __________________ the godfather.. aml in remission since 7-20-09

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