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Started by DT Sante Fe, Oct 03, 2008, 06:37 PM

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Anyone ever use one of these? http://www.sunsei.com/  I know it wont help those that use a lot of power but how about those that use lights sparingly and the water pump ocasionaly?

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Quote from: DT Sante FeAnyone ever use one of these? http://www.sunsei.com/  I know it wont help those that use a lot of power but how about those that use lights sparingly and the water pump ocasionaly?
Do a search on here for "solar panel".

A few people have them and love them. 22W won't do much and that's a pretty high price for 22W. You can pick up an 100W panel for about $500 and is enough to be helpful.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&item=330274674023

I lived on my yacht for 14 years and used solar panels the entire time. IMO, 160W would be an ideal system......22W.....not so much.

With anything less than 80W, don't waist your $ on a controller. You just don't need one. Just wire the panel directly to the battery and check you battery voltage once a day. In the unlikely event that it gets up around 15V (not likely), unplug the panel and check the water level in the battery..