Jay; You need to install a diode in series with the solar cell. No big deal. Make sure the "line side" of the diode is towards the positive side of the battery. Good Luck and Drive Safely Ken Lewis 86 Crewcab,60 356 http://Neksiwel.20m.com/ On Fri, 25 May 2001 11:09:18 -0400 Jay L Snyder <Jay.L.Snyder@USA.DUPONT.COM> writes: > I bought one of those battery saver solar panels that puts out 1/4 > amp in > full sunlight. I put it in my car that was sitting outside for > several > weeks without being started. The battery was "not saved". It was > quite > near death when I went to start the car. Is there some reverse > current > leakage when the sun goes down? Does it need to be un-plugged at > night? > If so, this is a real pain. I saw an add for a similar, but larger > panel, > that had some kind of circuitry to prevent reverse flow. I was > planning on > using this for my '85 Westy, but not if I have to disconnect every > night > and re-connect the next morning. > Jay > ________________________________________________________________ GET INTERNET ACCESS FROM JUNO! Juno offers FREE or PREMIUM Internet access for less! Join Juno today! For your FREE software, visit: http://dl.www.juno.com/get/tagj. |
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