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Old 12-10-2015, 09:22 PM   #1
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Default Solar anyone?

This isn’t exactly an “Extreme DC” question, but I figured this would be the most appropriate forum.

It has been a while since solar charging has been discussed on BGW. Does anyone have any experience (good or bad) with any particular solar chargers? I’m contemplating getting the 100W Universal Kit made by SolarEvSystems to put on a Yamaha G29. My use case is somewhat unique and I figure 100W is enough juice, I’m more interested in the quality of the kits that are available.

My use case is that the cart gets parked for long periods of time without access to electricity. I always leave the cart fully charged but times are changing and I’m no longer able to make sure the cart gets a proper charge every few weeks. I anticipate that the new norm is going to be 3 to 4 months between charges. I figure since the cart will be sitting in the sun I’d like to have mother nature keep the batteries fully charged rather than letting them deteriorate.

Any thoughts?

TJ
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