[RE-wrenches] Trickle charge a generator cranking battery?

[Bill Loesch]

William,

Wouldn't you want to specify what kind of battery chemistry?

How often are you able to inspect this battery/generator system?

If you choose SLA battery, will you have consistently good insolation for year round charging? If not, you are saving a bit of initial cost and potentially (questionable IMHO) better reliability at the potential expense of longer battery life. 

Is that a good trade-off?

Bill Loesch
Solar 1 - Saint Louis Solar
314 631 1094


  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: William Miller 
  To: RE-wrenches 
  Sent: Friday, April 15, 2011 12:28 PM
  Subject: [RE-wrenches] Trickle charge a generator cranking battery?


  Friends:

  Ii it possible, with the correct module, to trickle charge a generator cranking battery without the use of a charge controller?  What modules fit this criteria?

  Thanks in advance.

  William 

  William Miller 
  Miller Solar
  Voice :805-438-5600
  email: william at millersolar.com
  http://millersolar.com
  License No. C-10-773985




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