hello to all,
i have been reading threads and surfing the net for the last year or more on mobile
solar power and seem to get deeper in the murk trying to understand it all.
i am running 4x37 watt s/panels and a 30 watt regulator,[is that a match?]the panels are 20 yrs old and i guess i would be recieving 80-100 watts. it is putting power into a new 115ah deep cycle commander marine battery.
i have been turning it off when it gets to 14 v ,as the heat sink is getting damn hot when reg. shuts power off to battery when it is charged,reg has a load facility,can any one tell me if i attatch a load ,will the heat sink stop getting red hot?
also what does one attatch to the load to dissipate the power when theres not anything that needs more energy and does the load draw power if connected ,if the battery still needs charging ?
i bought a $67.00 20amp regulator a few weeks ago and it stuffed up .
and because i attempted to fix it terminated any warranty.so i didnt get a chance to compare it to my old 30 watt which is 2.5 a/h.
is my regulator supplying my battery with enough power assuming it has 100watts charging into it?
to those who know can probably answer these queries in a few short words,but dont be to severe as any help to smooth these probs out will be much appreciated by myself and anyone else interested.
i have this set up on a rodeo tray back [not using car to charge d/cycle battery]and towing a camper/tent trailer,fridge freezer will use 2.5 amps when cold,one 2-4 watt fluro at night,notebook computer 1 hr twice a week,small cassette cd 2hrs/day all used probably only a short while each day excepting for freezer 24/7.
well who can get their teeth into this one,
cheers roger.p