Is there a unit that can jump start a car or be left connected 2 charge the bat that dosnt need a mains connection while charging?
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Just being pedantic, but an amp is a measure of current flow, so to include time is meaningless.
If you mean you get 1A at 14.4V in sunlight, that makes more sense. It then means you'll 1/4 charge a 40Ah battery in 10 hours (well, just less as efficiency is only about 80%). Sufficient for a trickle charge.Cutting steps in the roof of the world
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What's the power rating of your fridge - getting a second battery might be a cheaper option.
I've got an 80w panel for our caravan which does fine but we run the fridge on gas so the drain on the battery's limited to radio, TV, lights (mainly LEDs) and water pump
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Originally posted by Predictable Bob View Post
What's the power rating of your fridge - getting a second battery might be a cheaper option.
I've got an 80w panel for our caravan which does fine but we run the fridge on gas so the drain on the battery's limited to radio, TV, lights (mainly LEDs) and water pump
My fridge is meant to use about 1A per hour. I have a 115Ah leisure battery on a split charge system. I've had 3 days camping with it perfect in the UK which should be about the batterys limits (assuming 50% discharge as the most you'd want on the battery)
I'd like to squeeze another 2 days out of the system. As always money and space is tight.
Funnily enough it's only in the UK I need this system as every campsite I've done in europe has had mains hook up
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