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Old 06-28-2012, 11:25 PM   #5
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Default Re: solar panel(s)

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Originally Posted by Tony Curcio View Post
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

These are 24V.................
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