Solar Battery Maintainer
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Topic: Solar Battery Maintainer
Posted By: Wepod
Subject: Solar Battery Maintainer
Date Posted: 24 Mar 2017 at 1:51pm
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Is anyone using a solar panel to maintain the charge on the battery's while there pod is being stored? I am planning on installing a battery switch so i am just looking at keeping the battery topped off not something to take care of house loads.
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Posted By: riotkayak284
Date Posted: 24 Mar 2017 at 2:07pm
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I just use a switch to cut off the current and never have had it not be good after....
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Posted By: furpod
Date Posted: 24 Mar 2017 at 2:17pm
Unless it's going to sit for more then 6 months, if you use a cut-off switch, you won't need a maintainer of any kind.
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Posted By: mcarter
Date Posted: 24 Mar 2017 at 4:34pm
X1 to furpod, if you want to use a solar charger, look at Solargizers, the Army used them for years to maintain batts in the motorpool. Used to be they would give you a Solargizer when they issued the vehicle.
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Mike Carter
2015 178
" I had the right to remain silent, I just didn't have the ability."
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Posted By: StephenH
Date Posted: 24 Mar 2017 at 4:52pm
Interesting concept. I never saw one of these during my 26 years in the Army. It might have been something that was being evaluated by select units.
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StephenH
Happy is the man that findeth wisdom,...
http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=7712 - ouR escaPOD mods
Former RPod 179
Current Cherokee Grey Wolf 24 JS
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Posted By: Wepod
Date Posted: 26 Mar 2017 at 10:40am
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Ok thanks, So what battery switches are being using?
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Posted By: StephenH
Date Posted: 26 Mar 2017 at 3:17pm
I am using a https://smile.amazon.com/gp/product/B005DUUL9W/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o08_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1 - Marinco BEP battery switch . Installation was eaxy. The hardest part was f\iguring out where to put it. There is a picture of it installed in my mods.
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StephenH
Happy is the man that findeth wisdom,...
http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=7712 - ouR escaPOD mods
Former RPod 179
Current Cherokee Grey Wolf 24 JS
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Posted By: mcarter
Date Posted: 26 Mar 2017 at 3:39pm
SH,
I first saw them at Fort Hood during the early days of Hummers. Every unit had them, I suppose they were purchased with unit funds, they were pretty available.
As far as battery switches, I use the big red key switch, mounted in a plastic electrical box, mounted on the tongue next to batt. I can turn it on/off and remove the key.
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Mike Carter
2015 178
" I had the right to remain silent, I just didn't have the ability."
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