Solar Charging for small boats, Pitfalls and Problems
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 Published On Aug 20, 2022

This video describes a workup for a marine AGM battery that was not holding adequate charge to power the starter motor of a sailboat. The two banks of batteries are on a small solar charging system with an MPPT controller and one 100W flexible solar panel. Solar charging is a legitimate option for charging marine batteries, although various problems of inadequate charging, excessive demand, failing solar panels, sulphation of battery plates and imbalance of batteries need to be considered.

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