01-15-2016, 09:08 AM | #11 |
Gone Wild
Join Date: May 2012
Location: Rio Verde, Az
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Re: Solar panel
There are good panels out there that fit on the cart's roof and will put out about 250W in bright sunlight. You can get them with electronics that connect to your battery pack. They will extend your range somewhat - especially if you are playing golf. The cart sits when you are hitting shots, putting, etc. The panel will give you about 4 amp hours of additional capacity. (If it's putting out 200W or so)
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01-15-2016, 09:30 AM | #12 | |
Gone Wild
Join Date: Feb 2011
Location: Chattanooga TN
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Re: Solar panel
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01-15-2016, 03:04 PM | #13 |
Gone Wild
Join Date: May 2012
Location: Rio Verde, Az
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Re: Solar panel
You don't want to do that. There are nice dc converters that will allow you to charge directly from the panel. No AC conversion.
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02-18-2016, 12:13 AM | #14 |
Getting Wild
Join Date: Aug 2013
Location: New Orleans
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Re: Solar panel
The best option is to get a couple of panels and wire in series , then go thru a MPPT charge controller set to your battery's voltage(4 then connect to your battery pack. With enough wattage PV, you could completely recharge in a couple of sunny days.
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04-07-2016, 01:44 PM | #15 |
Not Yet Wild
Join Date: Jul 2014
Location: Paulina, Louisiana
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Re: Solar panel
Here are some more options, rooftop panel charging wise... was considering this myself, probably would help a bit while driving and while it's parked in the sun... the total weight of the system would be my concern, if it's only giving a couple amps of charge vs. how much weight it adds you'll be lugging around.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/QDRIVE-160w-...-/401088538956 http://www.ebay.com/itm/200-WATTS-FL...-/281965414162 This one kit, a very pricey one, replaces the entire plastic roof with a solar panel. Looks ugly as heck though. Too bad they don't just make the stock roof a solar panel to begin with. I might hold out for the micro sized nuclear reactor |
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