Solar battery charger??

  • bzzsaw
    Hudson, Wi
    Posts: 3480
    June 22, 2010 at 3:11 pm #881896

    You might want to get about a hundred of them if you want to use them to charge your trolling batteries. It says the work good for charging IPODs, cell phones, etc.

    For 150.00, you could buy a couple standard deep cycle batteries.

    outdoor_guy
    Norway,Michigan (In DA UP)
    Posts: 165
    June 22, 2010 at 3:30 pm #881908

    Nice concept but at 5 watts you would need to get at least 25 of them to even begin to get any worthwhile charging.

    armchairdeity
    Phoenix, AZ, formerly from the NW 'Burbs, Minneapolis, MN, USA
    Posts: 1620
    June 22, 2010 at 3:53 pm #881914

    Feh… I never bothered to look at the wattage.

    Oh well. It was an idea.

    85lund
    Menomonie, WI
    Posts: 2317
    June 22, 2010 at 5:16 pm #881937

    Nothing beats a charged well wired system properly charged and maintained by a bank charger. You will have confidence in the power you have when you leave the house.

    jon_jordan
    St. Paul, Mn
    Posts: 10908
    June 22, 2010 at 6:33 pm #881994

    I have a good friend of mine who has one and loves it. He has a pontoon at a cabin with no electric at the dock. It keeps his battery charged all year. This is a single 12 volt starting battery that runs lights, radio, and occasionally a trolling motor. So, the battery takes a hit on most 2-4 day weekends and fully recovers during the week. Saves him from pulling the battery and carrying up the hill to his garage after every trip up.

    The 5w/12 volt model shown here for $59.95

    -J.

    flatheadwi
    La Crosse, WI
    Posts: 578
    June 23, 2010 at 1:24 am #882139

    Cool and good timing – the wife is going to Africa with a Netbook and one of these babies will be ideal for that.

    average-joe
    Hudson, WI
    Posts: 2376
    June 23, 2010 at 11:15 pm #882368

    I don’t think it’s gonna work very well at night j/k

    Yeah I looked into that a while ago, and for the time it actually took to charge my batteries it would’ve taken FOREVER

    jeff_huberty
    Inactive
    Posts: 4941
    June 24, 2010 at 11:32 am #882435

    jared

    You could cover that pontoon with solar panels, hang a wind tubine on the back.

    you would have the first Green Catfishing rig.

    cat-stevens
    Rochester,MN
    Posts: 449
    June 24, 2010 at 2:30 pm #882476

    Quote:

    I don’t think it’s gonna work very well at night j/k

    They need to come out with Lunar chargers!

    armchairdeity
    Phoenix, AZ, formerly from the NW 'Burbs, Minneapolis, MN, USA
    Posts: 1620
    June 25, 2010 at 3:30 am #882613

    Quote:

    jared
    You could cover that pontoon with solar panels, hang a wind tubine on the back.
    you would have the first Green Catfishing rig.

    But that would mean getting rid of he 2-cycle and… gasp… Rowing!

    Other than that I like the idea!

    Brian Klawitter
    Keymaster
    Minnesota/Wisconsin Mississippi River
    Posts: 59992
    June 25, 2010 at 4:02 am #882619

    Quote:

    Rowing

    Keep your fingers warm.

    jstiras
    Posts: 88
    June 25, 2010 at 7:41 pm #882743

    You could buy a cheap 15 watt panel for that price. But I don’t know how weather proof those cheaper ones are. A 15 watt panel would put out a little over 1 amp in good sunlight. Go any bigger than a 15 watt panel and you would need a charge controller and the size would obviously get bigger.

    Joel

    armchairdeity
    Phoenix, AZ, formerly from the NW 'Burbs, Minneapolis, MN, USA
    Posts: 1620
    June 29, 2010 at 12:42 am #883272

    OK, cool… something else to check out.

    Thanks Joel!

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