Solar Charging on H23

[Chuck]

Thanks Daniel! I've Other Questions:

Daniel, 1) Is your 15 watt panel a Solargizer?2) Can the Solargizer be used to "top off" a battery like other solar panels?3) Can you keep the Solargizer connected while you charge the battery? The literature says that that can be done and can help the charging process. (that's the primary objective of the PowerPulse product)If your using a conventional panel like Unisolar, maybe I want to change my battery strategy by using the pulsetech products to maintain the battery over the winter rather than a summer tricke charger..Thanks again for your input!/ChuckSV "Windsongs"H23

 

[Daniel H. Pitman]

Answers to your questions, I hope!

1. No, my panel is one I made.2. No, they claim they can but my experience is that they will not. There primary purpose is to remove unwanted chemicals from you battery acid so it will have the proper characteristics.3. Yes, that is exactly how I am using this product.The way to keep a battery happy is to treat it like a human being. It needs to breathe (store it where it has proper ventilation). Make sure it is hydrated (on maintenance free batteries and the newer gel batteries there is not much you can do here). And remember it does not like it to hot or to cold (ventilation is key here is the summer but in the winter, unless you live aboard are you are some place warm, take the batteries out of the boat and store them indoors).These pulse chargers are great in helping maintain the proper acid balance in you battery cells, but they are not trickle chargers. Everytime you drain a battery below its recommended discharge level it can damage the plates and screw up the specific gravity of your acid. The pulsing action makes it possible to reverse this the damage of an deep discharge and 25-40% of the time it will bring a battery that will not otherwise take a charge back to life. But having said all of that the battery still needs to then be charged, that is why I would recommend a solar panel for the summer. Also your idea of pulsing them over the winter is an excellent idea.Hope this helps,Dan Pitmans/vEssayons