Solar Battery Maintainers are Great Things to Have
by hselinkvine
Filed under Solar Energy
Solar battery maintainers are a marvellous device if you want to save money and be kind to the Earth .
Solar battery maintainers and trickle chargers look just like larger versions of the photovoltaic cells used to run calculators–which is not too far from the mark of what they are. They render the sun’s rays directly into electricity at low wattage (generally from 1.8 to 6 watts) which makes them perfect gizmos for countering the inevitable loss of charge that is part and parcel of every battery , in particular ones–car batteries for example–that are designed for recharging .
Most people use solar battery maintainers to make sure that they will be able to start the engine of a vehicle that is in disuse for an extended period . For example , they might own a motor home that is kept in storage for most of the year. The battery would undoubtedly go flat if it weren’t kept topped up in one way or another . They are also useful for maintaining the charge on the battery of a vehicle or device that is not usually run long enough for the alternator to recharge the battery–especially if the battery is on the old side.
Solar battery maintainers work well for any type of lead-acid battery, whether it be an automotive starter battery or deep-cycle battery. Because lead-acid batteries are put to use in a wide range of vehicles and crafts that may not necessarily always be near to an electrical outlet, a tool that can keep them charged up using only the sun’s shining rays also can be put to a wide range of uses .
RVs and boat batteries are clear candidates for trickle charging as average owners only use them at one time of year , and sparingly even then. They also pose the added challenge of how to keep the house batteries juiced . A solar battery charger, mounted on top of a motor home for example, can be the simplest answer .
But it’s not only the vehicles and crafts you use to explore the great outside whose batteries could need maintaining. How about your truck or motorcycle that you don’t use everyday, or even that lawnmower?
Do you have a spot away from the house and electrical outlets where you like to go and just hang out with the dog? If you had a solar battery maintainer and a deep-cycle battery it would be simple to set up a system to power a laptop or some other electrical device. Some people buy a solar battery maintainer to be used as a power source for their kid’s science project.
As you can see from the limited for instances given here, a solar battery maintainer is a very convenient gadget that can be used for much more than just maintaining the charge on your car battery.
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Originally posted 2010-07-25 05:29:58. Republished by Blog Post Promoter
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