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March 12, 2016 | #1 |
Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Mar 2014
Location: Mid-Atlantic right on the line of Zone 7a and 7b
Posts: 1,369
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Solar Panel To Battery Help
So I did some searching online to figure out how to recharge my marine 12 volt battery with a solar panel.
I'm confused. Basically I use a battery to run my pump for nutrients. It runs 3 minutes, 8 times per day. There are two hours in between waterings. Trying to figure out what size panel to recharge this battery. A lot of them seem to just provide enough juice to keep an idle battery from discharging. I want to actually charge mine. My pump is AC but I might get a DC so I don't have to use an inverter from the battery. Pump specs: Material metal, aluminum Power Source ac Voltage 115 volts Wattage 104 watts Amperage Capacity 0.9 A I will return with battery specs shortly. |
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