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Jere Lull
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Suzuki DF4 vs. DF6
On 2008-04-12 11:56:41 -0400,
(Richard
Casady) said:
over the years. Btw, he could just leave the battery in the boat with
a $10 solar panel during the week.
You underestimate the size and cost of a useful size solar panel by a
large factor.
I was going to disagree with your post, but luckily re-read it.
IF electric could serve his purposes, a little 12w panel would normally
recharge 100 or so amps between weekends. That happens to be our setup
and it's worked like a charm for a few years. (Our 12w panel cost a bit
more than $10, though.)
Something I haven't pursued, though, is that I recall someone saying
that VWs are shipped with small solar cells to keep their batteries up,
and that those cells can be gotten for very cheap. A few of those might
be sufficient, and may cost in the $10 range.
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