Even if the Coleman ones are end-of-life'd, there are a TON of solar panels of all shapes, sizes, and wattage on eBay for cheap.
I had picked up a one-watt panel for about $6 (shipped, no less) to trickle charge my car's battery during the week since I take public transit to work. One watt is not much juice but I wanted to squeeze more life out of my 5-year-old battery and that was a cheap way to go about it. Maybe next winter will be the death's door for it... On Mon, Apr 12, 2010 at 11:59 AM, Tim Millar <[email protected]>wrote: > > > Ah! The Coleman 50005 5-Watt Solar Powered Trickle Charger. I was looking > for "solar panel". However, they're not found on the Coleman site. > > Long wait on hold for customer service to see if they're still making > them<G>. > > Thanks, Dan > > > > > > > > I think they are the Coleman 50005 "trickle chargers". The two of them put > about .5-.75 amp hours back into the batteries an hour. > > My power consumption is pretty light: starting outboard, cd-player, running > lights, cabin lights, depth sounder. > > ~Dan > > >
