I am not an expert on solar but I think there are solar rays that do come through even on cloudy days. I use solar powered electric fencers to keep my cattle in their pasture and they seem to maintain a charge even during cloudy Nebraska days. Scott
--- On Sun, 11/30/08, Hartmut Beil <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: From: Hartmut Beil <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: RE: [ercoupe-tech] winter battery charging To: [EMAIL PROTECTED], "Techlist Ercoupe" <[email protected]> Date: Sunday, November 30, 2008, 9:05 AM "A little known fact solar radiation is stronger in the winter the earth is closer to the sun" I don't know. Here in Germany it feels like the sun disappeared to a world far far away. For the solar panel to work, one needs sunlight to start with, right? Do you use some sort of regulator to avoid overcharging? Or is a regular panel just so weak that overcharging is just not possible? Hartmut To: ercoupe-tech@ yahoogroups. com From: airslot4518@ yahoo.com Date: Sun, 30 Nov 2008 14:09:00 +0000 Subject: [ercoupe-tech] winter battery charging In the summer I use a solar charger to keep the batteries up in my boat come winter I swap the charger to the coupe. Just connect it to the battry duct tape the solar panel to the hanger door(or roof) keeps battery fully charged all winter at no expense and can't overcharge the battery. A little known fact solar radiation is stronger in the winter the earth is closer to the sun its the angle of the rays that make for warm weather. Color coding for safety: Windows Live Hotmail alerts you to suspicious email. Sign up today.
