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Re: Campsites and "petrol generator etiquette"...

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Mines on top of the LT , so can be seen from space :rofl
permanently mounted up there
can't remember if mine 100w or 80w , either way its more than up to the job , and now it charges both my leisure and starter batteries
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ronsrecord wrote: Any chance we could get some pics of your solar panels?

Look on the photo I posted ... it's the flat thing on top of the back of the roof. :lol:
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It's bolted through the roof and the regulator is in the front of the hightop. (Sorry I forgot to add that :oops: )
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So it looks like I can get a mono PV 100w panel for 80 quid and a mppt charger for another sixty. It won't quite power us, but it'll make a 180ah battery last ages.

Only bugger is the weight of the panel, but I don't fancy the semi flexible ones, expensive and fragile? The silicon wafers are soooooooo brittle.
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Our 100w panel weighs perhaps 5 kg if that, it has it's own rigid self-spacing frame and the reg cost around £17 from Maplins.

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It must be my panel then :(

It is a 40 watt on (iirc) and was from a reputable UK manufacturer (or so the advert said ;))

I am using it right now at the "Valentines meet" at Shirebrook. When the sun is clear, though low in the sky it is right now producing ~2 amps, but as soon as a cloud moves over the sun it drops to less than 1 amp. I know from experience that on a "normal" cloudy day it is often down to 1/10 of an amp.

Funnily enough, the other 80-90 folks here have been talking about this just an hour ago whilst watching the amps go up and down with the clouds.

So if every one elses work well on a dull day, it must be just the make of mine is not as good :(

So, what makes of panel do you folks have that you find provide useful amps even on a dull day (and what Wattage are they and can anyone quote currents for, say a sunny summers day compared to a dull spring day) ?)

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100w generic panel as sold by most on Ebay

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our regulator ...

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just has a feed to each battery and automatically switches off when batteries are fully charged I have a volt meter separately but no ampmeter in line. I believe Emm has though ..

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Are these solar panels wired through your Zig or via a separate charging circuit?

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Palomino wrote:Are these solar panels wired through your Zig or via a separate charging circuit?

Phil

I don't have a Zig, the regulator (shown above) regulates the solar power which charges the batteries :mrgreen:
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Just been doing some digging as I plan to invest in a 100W setup, and found these...

http://www.gumtree.com/p/for-sale/170w- ... 1002729026" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

I'm considering getting one delivered as am in the North East..

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I purchased a kit for my friend from ebay 40watt with control box for around £90 and fitted it for him , took about half a day .
He's say's its a god send , we worked out his needs with this solar calculator .
http://www.batterystuff.com/kb/tools/so ... lator.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

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