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Tony Curcio · 06-25-2012, 07:55 PM

The bigger the panel(s), the more wattage they'll produce. You won't keep your battery charged with a single 30" X 60" panel if you are running a weather station, lights, a radio, etc.. It will recharge it eventually as you drive down the road (assuming you mount it on the roof), or while sitting in the driveway.

Here's something that caught my eye- flexible roof panels. Each one is 15 inches wide and 16 feet long. They have an adhesive back, intended for mounting on hard surfaces like a trailer roof. Each roll produces 124 watts, so eight of these will make about as much wattage as a small portable generator. These flexible panels are not as efficient as glass panels, but they are cheaper. Here's a link to a vendor's description on E-Bay:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...#ht_2335wt_928

06-25-2012, 07:55 PM	#4
Tony Curcio Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: West Chester, PA Posts: 271 Likes: 1 Liked 4 Times in 1 Post	Re: solar panel(s) The bigger the panel(s), the more wattage they'll produce. You won't keep your battery charged with a single 30" X 60" panel if you are running a weather station, lights, a radio, etc.. It will recharge it eventually as you drive down the road (assuming you mount it on the roof), or while sitting in the driveway. Here's something that caught my eye- flexible roof panels. Each one is 15 inches wide and 16 feet long. They have an adhesive back, intended for mounting on hard surfaces like a trailer roof. Each roll produces 124 watts, so eight of these will make about as much wattage as a small portable generator. These flexible panels are not as efficient as glass panels, but they are cheaper. Here's a link to a vendor's description on E-Bay: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...#ht_2335wt_928 __________________ Tony Curcio 1860 STK Last edited by Tony Curcio; 06-25-2012 at 08:02 PM.