Kilted
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As soon as I saw the 12V DC cord I knew there was one thing I had to try -- Solar Charging the V60C. I already had the 5w solar panel and the 12V 12A battery all I needed to do was plug them in.
The solar panel can be any one of your choice just do a web search. IF this is going to be a permanent setup then you will also need a charge controller. Even a 5 watt panel in the summer can over charge a 12amp battery. The 5 watt panel is meant for a much larger battery. A note a fully discharged V60C will take 4.5 hours to charge. Charging at .6 amp x 12v = 7.2 watts x 4.5hrs = 32.4 watt hrs + will need to be put back into the battery. Size your panel(s) accordingly.
The 5 watt panel cannot provide the full load charge current for the V60C so a battery is required to provide the difference. Even if the panel was larger the charger was not designed to operate directly off of a solar panel and then there are clouds, night time, shadows, ... etc. Better to operate with some battery as a buffer.
I moved the battery and V60C out of the sun after the picture was taken.
=D~~ Kilted
The solar panel can be any one of your choice just do a web search. IF this is going to be a permanent setup then you will also need a charge controller. Even a 5 watt panel in the summer can over charge a 12amp battery. The 5 watt panel is meant for a much larger battery. A note a fully discharged V60C will take 4.5 hours to charge. Charging at .6 amp x 12v = 7.2 watts x 4.5hrs = 32.4 watt hrs + will need to be put back into the battery. Size your panel(s) accordingly.
The 5 watt panel cannot provide the full load charge current for the V60C so a battery is required to provide the difference. Even if the panel was larger the charger was not designed to operate directly off of a solar panel and then there are clouds, night time, shadows, ... etc. Better to operate with some battery as a buffer.
I moved the battery and V60C out of the sun after the picture was taken.
=D~~ Kilted
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