Hi
First of all I must say I am not really into electonics, But I am hoping someone can help me.
I use a model boat for my fishing and it is powered by a 6 volt 10 amp sealed lead acid battery, I would like to be able to charge the battery at the bankside so I bought a 5 watt solar panel that produces about 16 volts, I have been told that this would charge the battery ok but there is a danger of it over charging and causing damage to the battery.
What I need is something that will monitor the charge and not allow anymore current to go into the battery once it is fully charged.
I have tried every where to get a 6 volt battery regulator but cannot find one. It has also been suggested that I use 2, 6 volt batteries and charge them as one 12 volt battery, problem is both batteries would have to be equal in discharge and obversely I would not be able to use the boat while they are being charged.
Can anyone tell me where I could get this from, or could anyone make this for me.
I live in the UK any help would be appreciated.
Thanks for taking the time to read this.
First of all I must say I am not really into electonics, But I am hoping someone can help me.
I use a model boat for my fishing and it is powered by a 6 volt 10 amp sealed lead acid battery, I would like to be able to charge the battery at the bankside so I bought a 5 watt solar panel that produces about 16 volts, I have been told that this would charge the battery ok but there is a danger of it over charging and causing damage to the battery.
What I need is something that will monitor the charge and not allow anymore current to go into the battery once it is fully charged.
I have tried every where to get a 6 volt battery regulator but cannot find one. It has also been suggested that I use 2, 6 volt batteries and charge them as one 12 volt battery, problem is both batteries would have to be equal in discharge and obversely I would not be able to use the boat while they are being charged.
Can anyone tell me where I could get this from, or could anyone make this for me.
I live in the UK any help would be appreciated.
Thanks for taking the time to read this.