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"Meach" wrote:

The main reason I am doing this is because I don't have a boat right
now and want to mess around with some boat electronics and just to make
one part of my home more nautical.

I would like to add some solar/wind augmentation and perhaps do a
battery. However the porch is on the second floor so charging daily is
a pain. I guess I could have a battery and a converter and a switch
which controls where the power comes from.

That way I could store up solar/wind power use it, then switch to house
ac and charge the battery again regarless of how long it takes.


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The battery option sounds great. If you could incorporate the ability
to measure the amount a current going out and into the battery it would
be good. It was surprising for me to find how they work under different
charging regimes. Having shore power readily available, even once a
week, is very different then charging with the motor, generator solar
etc. Lighting uses a surprising amount of power and the new VHFs use
very little
John

Amps are amps. A solar panel isn;t going to charge as quickly as a
40 amp shorepower charger.

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The battery option sounds great. If you could incorporate the ability
to measure the amount a current going out and into the battery it would
be good. It was surprising for me to find how they work under different
charging regimes. Having shore power readily available, even once a
week, is very different then charging with the motor, generator solar
etc. Lighting uses a surprising amount of power and the new VHFs use
very little
John

What kind of amphere are normal to expect from a solar panel setup, vs.
a wind vane, vs. a hydrolic driven generator?

On Sun, 23 Oct 2005 16:36:49 -0400,
Doug Dotson dougdotson@NOSPAMcablespeedNOSPAMcom wrote:
Amps are amps. A solar panel isn;t going to charge as quickly as a
40 amp shorepower charger.

wrote in message
oups.com...
The battery option sounds great. If you could incorporate the ability
to measure the amount a current going out and into the battery it would
be good. It was surprising for me to find how they work under different
charging regimes. Having shore power readily available, even once a
week, is very different then charging with the motor, generator solar
etc. Lighting uses a surprising amount of power and the new VHFs use
very little
John





Perhaps he was refering more to the charging rate over time. 40A is
fine, if it's at about C10 or so for std automotive type lead acid. If
it's significantly higher than C10 (and it probably is) then much of
that 40A goes into heating the electrolyte, rather than charging the
battery.

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On 23 Oct 2005 18:00:55 -0700,
Meach wrote:
What kind of amphere are normal to expect from a solar panel setup, vs.
a wind vane, vs. a hydrolic driven generator?



That would depend entirely on the system in question Not enough info
in the question to go by.

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"Meach" :

The main reason I am doing this is because I don't have a boat right
now and want to mess around with some boat electronics and just to make
one part of my home more nautical.

I would like to add some solar/wind augmentation and perhaps do a
battery. However the porch is on the second floor so charging daily is
a pain. I guess I could have a battery and a converter and a switch
which controls where the power comes from.

That way I could store up solar/wind power use it, then switch to house
ac and charge the battery again regarless of how long it takes.

How attached is the porch to the house? After all some extra attachment
hardware, a couple of jacks and two large pontoons and you get the best of
both worlds.

Earl Colby Pottinger


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