[NLRS] Solar panels- Update

[Tom Peterson]

Well it's not quite the end of the day and there is still a little 
usable light, but I've disconnected the panel and brought it in for the 
night.  The final reading isn't what I expected.  11.9V.  I went out 
about 6PM and it was at 12.1V, so there was some increase in stored 
energy.  I solved the puzzle in short order though.  The battery that 
I'm charging is connected to my camper.  My 7 year old was out there 
watching a DVD with a friend, using the portable DVD player, but it 
seems they felt that they needed one of the interior lights on. 
Additionally, my yard is heavily shaded by trees.  I think I'll try this 
again later in the week and disconnect the battery from the camper and 
position everything where it can receive direct sunlight without any 
leaves blocking it.  All in all though I think it was a good purchase 
and with some wind generated capacity and a few more deep cycle 
batteries, I should soon be able to take my shack off grid completely.
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>> Tom Peterson wrote:
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>>> Just a heads up to the group.  I was at Fleet Farm in Winona the 
>>> other day and they have Coleman CL-1300 solar panels on the shelf for 
>>> $109.  That's a 20W panel.  That equals a lot of portable ops off the 
>>> grid.  I picked one up and under the overcast sky yesterday I was 
>>> reading 20V under no load.  I hooked it to a 115ah deep cycle this 
>>> morning voltage read 11.9.  I'm going to take another measurement at 
>>> the end of the day right about the time that there is no more usable 
>>> light.  I'll post the results here.
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