Josh, Thanks. There doesn’t appear to be anything wrong with the batteries, but I haven’t monitored the system all that much. Usually I get on board, head out into the Sound, unfurl the jib and accelerate to Warp 7.2 on a reach.
I think I was just used to the old 5-7W panels that trickle charged. This 40W panel is a major difference and I just wanted to be sure all is good (and it appears so — Thank you Listers!) Why did I wait so long to do this? All the best, Edd Edd M. Schillay Starship Enterprise C&C 37+ | Sail No: NCC-1701-B City Island, NY Starship Enterprise's Captain's Log <http://enterpriseb.blogspot.com/> > On Aug 29, 2016, at 4:40 PM, Josh Muckley via CnC-List > <[email protected]> wrote: > > Seems normal but what I didn't hear you describe was the battery reaching > full charge. The genasun controller will go solid green when it is full. > You should also look for volts to reach 14.2v and after 2 hours it should go > solid green. > > If it doesn't reach full charge it may just be that there isn't enough sun > but if it simply can't then there may be trouble with your batteries. > > Josh Muckley > S/V Sea Hawk > 1989 C&C 37+ > Solomons, MD > > On Aug 29, 2016 3:22 PM, "Edd Schillay via CnC-List" <[email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: > Listers, > > I installed a new 40W panel on the Enterprise last week connected through a > Gensun charge controller (as recommended by the list.) > > When I got on board this weekend on a very sunny day, I found the batteries > at 13.3 volts. Towards the end of the day, with the sun still out, they > dropped to 12.8. I don’t know if it was due to less sun or the controller > kicking in. > > Since I don’t have Fred’s knowledge (also known as Street-Smarts), does this > all sound to be normal? Will I see charging days of over 13 volts? Concerned > about the battery status, I checked the batteries and the water level in all > of them were just fine. > > Do I have any reason to worry or is this what solar power was meant to be and > I’ve just been missing out for all this time? I have to say — if it’s normal, > I’m loving it. > > > All the best, > > Edd > > > Edd M. Schillay > Starship Enterprise > C&C 37+ | Sail No: NCC-1701-B > City Island, NY > Starship Enterprise's Captain's Log <http://enterpriseb.blogspot.com/> > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > This list is supported by the generous donations of our members. If you like > what we do, please help us pay for our costs by donating. All Contributions > are greatly appreciated! > > _______________________________________________ > > This list is supported by the generous donations of our members. If you like > what we do, please help us pay for our costs by donating. All Contributions > are greatly appreciated!
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