AGCB
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I have searched this site for a solar battery charger/maintainer for my camera project but seem more confused than before. I don't want to buy parts that won't work and waste my money. What I want to build is a solar charger that will maintain and therefore prevent damage to the battery. I am using a 6 volt 12Ahr battery and expect to use less than 1 Ahr per day (1 amp for 1 minute times 20 cycles. So a 100 mA solar panel at 7.2 volts with 8 hours of good sun should charge .8 Ahr each day, close to what I need. Do these calculations look right? Maybe I should go with next larger solar panel. I'm assuming a direct hookup to battery with a diode will work. Am I missing something?
Thanks for your thoughts!
Aaron
Thanks for your thoughts!
Aaron