PSavage wrote: > Hi Larry, > For me, at least, while traveling/camping all winter, > sometimes in remote areas for days on end without > motive to run the engine, I use my little Solarex photvoltaic > panel (11" x 18" x 1/8" thick) to top off both my starting > battery & my aux battery. It is also useful, when van is > parked for days under shade trees, to set up the panel in > full sun & plug in the little charger that does my small batteries > used for powering book lites, flashlites, etc. > I used this system last winter for 6 months traveling Mexico, > & was never without all the "power" I needed for anything. > This year, I've added a small inverter that will accept a proprietary > Canon charger for my digican &--best of all--my electric coffee grinder! Phaedra, Thanks for the info on how you use solar. At least, you're saving fuel which might be hard to come by in remote areas. I would suggest trying to find a cigarette-lighter type charger for the Canon, though. A lot of energy is wasted in converting the DC to AC (inverter), then converting the AC back to DC (charger). I think I saw a 12V. coffee grinder at the RV store the other day. It was next to the 12V hair dryer my wife was eyeing. Larry |
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