> From: vanagon@NYCAP.RR.COM (Jason M. Yasment) > > OK here it goes..... > > 1) Can you charge and discharge a deep cycle battery at the same time? > Ex. Have a solar panel charging the battery while the fridge is > running on 12v and a few small DC fans are going? I'm no electrician, but I think yes. In essence, though, the current from your charger (the solar panel) will be contributing to running the loads (the fridge and fans) rather than actually charging the battery, unless the charger supplies so much current that there's some left over to charge the battery. - Steven Sittser |
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