[Elecraft] OT: Battery and charger recommendations for 50 watt solar panel

[Paul Van Dyke]

Hi Wayne

>From many Dxpeditions in the Caribbean with a 100watt panel  ... here is my
pick

https://www.buddipole.com/powermini.html
and the Powerfilm Solar has checked it and they say it's one of the
cleanest they have seen
73s
Paul KB9AVO

On Sat, Jan 4, 2020, 8:23 PM Grant Youngman <ghyoungman at gmail.com> wrote:

> I second the GENASUN.  And they have the advantage of being RF dead quiet.
>
> Grant NQ5T
>
> > On Jan 4, 2020, at 6:48 PM, Igor Sokolov <ua9cdc at gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > For several years I have been using 5.5 AH  (for KX3) or 25 AH (for K3)
> LiFePo4 batteries, charging them with 1 or 2 60W portable folding solar
> panels using GENASUN MPPT rf quiet controller. This controller is highly
> recommended.
> >
> > In reality a pair of the above panels  were squeezing maximum of 5.5 A.
> >
> > 73, Igor UA9CDC
> >
> > 05.01.2020 3:24, Wayne Burdick пишет:
> >> I finally installed a single 50 W, 12 V solar panel on the roof for
> light backup purposes -- phone/pad/laptop/flashlight charging,
> natural-power use of the KX2/KX3, etc. Connecting the panel directly to
> automotive-style USB chargers works great when the sun is shining.
> >>
> >> My 15 year old thinks it's cool. He wants me to turn the mains breaker
> off for a whole day so we can get the full off-grid experience :)
> >>
> >> To facilitate that more rigorous purpose, I'd like to add a modest
> battery pack, say 10 to 20 AH, that is charged by the PV panel without
> intervention. The charger has to be compatible with simultaneous
> charge/discharge, i.e. we may need charge USB devices at the same time the
> PV panel is charging the battery. The battery voltage should be 11 to 12 V
> minimum after any controller drops so it'll work with the radios.
> >>
> >> I could cobble something together from several different vendors, but
> I'd prefer to purchase system components that are already proven, reliable,
> and reasonable in cost. Any recommendations?
> >>
> >> tnx
> >>
> >> Wayne
> >> N6KR
> >>
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