Solar Power Bucket
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| Oct 3rd 2016, 15:38 | |
AI6OZJoined: Nov 7th 2003, 10:54Total Topics: 0 Total Posts: 0 |
I have come across a solar power bucket by madcow120 I would like to use for my FT-817 mobile operations (http://www.instructables.com/id/Solar-Power-Bucket/) and what I need to know is: What is the - 1. Recommend solar panel to use? 2. Charge controller to use? (Ideally low cost) And other concerns I should be aware of? Thanks & Cheers Beers |
| Oct 3rd 2016, 16:01 | |
W1VTSuper Moderator Joined: Apr 4th 1998, 00:00Total Topics: 0 Total Posts: 0 |
http://n1uhf.com/batteries-solar.html He has a small panel and battery with a charge controller for use with the 817. |
| Oct 4th 2016, 14:24 | |
AI6OZJoined: Nov 7th 2003, 10:54Total Topics: 0 Total Posts: 0 |
Thanks I'll look into it. Cheers Beers |
| Oct 7th 2016, 18:38 | |
AI6OZJoined: Nov 7th 2003, 10:54Total Topics: 0 Total Posts: 0 |
W1VT As you suggested I’ve been looking at N1UHF’s portable batteries/solar web site. It looks like his Uni-Solar MBC-131 5.5 Watt 12v portable solar panel may be the answer to my solar questions. What I don’t see and he mentioned at least once was the solar charge controller, what solar charge controller would work best with the Uni-Solar MBC-131 5.5 Watt 12v portable solar panel? And right or wrong I’m assuming I can use the Uni-Solar MBC-131 5.5 Watt 12v portable solar panel to charge my genesis NP7-12 12v 7.0ah batteries. Plus, with a solar charge controller I would connect the solar panel directly to my FT-817. There is heaps and oodles of information about solar panels and I seem to have reached my information overload thresholds. So if I have this all wrong I would appreciate you saying so. Thanks & Cheers Beers |
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