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Reply With QuoteMight be easier to get a small generator, a solar unit that would charge in a reasonable amount of time can get costly. Cannot run long extension cord?
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my son has a lake a couple hundred yrds from his house and has a little pontoon on it has a 24 volt trolling moter on it so it has 2 batterys there is no electric down there so was wandering if they make a decent solar powered charger that would charge them both at one time , something that won,t cost a arm and a leg . a real pain to take them out and take up to house to charge. thanks for any input in advance
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Might be easier to get a small generator, a solar unit that would charge in a reasonable amount of time can get costly. Cannot run long extension cord?
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I was thinking like Bricks, at first .... but, if there's any access to the lake by anyone other than your son, a generator might just be another thing for thieves to consider. (same thing for the solar panel setup)
I also thought about running an extension cord, but that presents a whole other set of potential problems (the biggest problem would be a fire hazard).
As far as solar panel chargers ... yes, they will charge your two 12v batteries. The time it would take would depend on several factors, like capacity of batteries (amp hours), sunlight exposure time, wattage of and number of panels used, etc. I would do a lot of research on them beforehand, just to know what all is needed in the setup.
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Get 2 50ah Lifepo4 batteries at 11lbs each, would be much easier to carry and last longer.
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buy once cry once. those lithiums are easier than carrying groceries for the wife!
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its about a hundred yrds down a hill cords would not be a good solution to much of a pain with grass mowing and such don,t think theives would not be a problem pretty secluded,best bet would be trenching some power down there but not feasable at the moment . i been just unhooking them and putting them on rideing mower but just a pain
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Yeah, I can see a generator hooked to a digital charger as being a viable option. That way it would charge up the batteries to full charge, but not boil them down or burn them up by overcharging them. However .... it's likely gonna cost a chunk of change, especially if you don't already have a digital charger (with two 10amp leads). Then you'll have to have a waterproof shed or shelter to put the generator in, to keep it out of the rain (so it don't short circuit & cause a fire) and it will likely have to be vented.Originally Posted by Kevin22
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And for the cost of doing all that a decent solar charger could be purchased.
Edit to add - not to mention the noise from generator and additional cost of fuel to run the generator.
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I don't see why you can't setup some solar panels and a charger controller to charge the batteries. You just have to have realistic expectations on how quickly you expect the batteries to charge and get enough panels and a large enough charge controller. I use 2 Renology 100W panels and a 20A controller to charge/maintain a G31 12V AGM battery in a little shed in the back yard for rain barrel pump and some lights, and it is even powerful enough leave the inverter on 100% to charge my power tool batteries when mowing the lawn (I have electric trimmer/multihead and other handhelds) with the excess energy during the summer, although the panels aren't aimed optimally enough in the winter to do more than just maintain the battery.
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