Date:         Sat, 26 May 2001 16:24:53 -0400
Reply-To:     Kenneth D Lewis <kdlewis@JUNO.COM>
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From:         Kenneth D Lewis <kdlewis@JUNO.COM>
Subject:      Re: Solar Panel "Battery Saver"
Comments: To: Jay.L.Snyder@USA.DUPONT.COM
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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
>
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