I used an 85 amp kyocera all summer in Maine and got around 40 ah a day. This winter I'm getting about 15 ah a day from same unit, left in a single tilted position to sun. (In slip. slight interfering shadow from piling)
I machined a couple nylon brackets so it tilts on stern rail and I moved it by hand a bit now and then, nothing fancy when sailing. never touch it now. Too damn cold to go on deck! Caleb Belfast Hbr, ME On Jan 2, 2008, at 12:17 PM, Rit wrote: > Lee, > > Thanks for the thoughts. > > Mike > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Lee Haefele > Sent: Wednesday, January 02, 2008 5:02 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [Liveaboard] Solar panels in Northern Latitudes > > I noticed a tremendous difference between NY and Florida, but I > think a lot > of that could be made up if the panels tilted. The solar panels > put out a > higher voltage when cooler. This might make an MPPT controller more > worthwhile. I have an MPPT controller but find gains only in the > 5-10% > range. I would rather have had a plain controller with an automatic > switch > to divert excess power to the water heater. > Quite a lot goes against you in the far north, short days, clouds > and low > sun angles, but solar has the advantage of being maintenance free > and very > durable. Probably a wind genny or 2 would make a good combination > with > solar with tilting mounts. > Lee Haefele > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Rit" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[email protected]>; <[EMAIL PROTECTED] > >; > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; "TWL2:" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Monday, December 31, 2007 12:32 PM > Subject: [Liveaboard] Solar panels in Northern Latitudes > > >> Any list member have any experience with using solar panels in near- >> Arctic >> and Arctic latitudes? >> >> What config did you have? What kind of amps were you getting per >> 24 hr. >> period? Cloudy days? >> >> Would you recommend a solar installation for voyaging this area? >> >> Thanks in advance, >> rit >> >> >> No virus found in this outgoing message. >> Checked by AVG Free Edition. >> Version: 7.5.516 / Virus Database: 269.17.13/1204 - Release Date: >> 12/31/2007 >> 12:20 PM >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Liveaboard mailing list >> [email protected] >> To adjust your membership settings over the web >> http://www.liveaboardnow.org/mailman/listinfo/liveaboard >> To subscribe send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> >> To unsubscribe send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> The archives are at http://www.liveaboardnow.org/pipermail/ >> liveaboard/ >> >> To search the archives >> http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected] >> >> The Mailman Users Guide can be found here >> http://www.gnu.org/software/mailman/mailman-member/index.html >> >> >> -- >> No virus found in this incoming message. >> Checked by AVG Free Edition. >> Version: 7.5.516 / Virus Database: 269.17.13/1206 - Release Date: >> 1/1/2008 >> 12:09 PM >> >> > > _______________________________________________ > Liveaboard mailing list > [email protected] > To adjust your membership settings over the web > http://www.liveaboardnow.org/mailman/listinfo/liveaboard > To subscribe send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > To unsubscribe send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > The archives are at http://www.liveaboardnow.org/pipermail/liveaboard/ > > To search the archives > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected] > > The Mailman Users Guide can be found here > http://www.gnu.org/software/mailman/mailman-member/index.html > > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > Version: 7.5.516 / Virus Database: 269.17.13/1206 - Release Date: > 1/1/2008 > 12:09 PM > > No virus found in this outgoing message. > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > Version: 7.5.516 / Virus Database: 269.17.13/1207 - Release Date: > 1/2/2008 > 11:29 AM > > > _______________________________________________ > Liveaboard mailing list > [email protected] > To adjust your membership settings over the web > http://www.liveaboardnow.org/mailman/listinfo/liveaboard > To subscribe send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > To unsubscribe send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > The archives are at http://www.liveaboardnow.org/pipermail/liveaboard/ > > To search the archives > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected] > > The Mailman Users Guide can be found here > http://www.gnu.org/software/mailman/mailman-member/index.html > _______________________________________________ Liveaboard mailing list [email protected] To adjust your membership settings over the web http://www.liveaboardnow.org/mailman/listinfo/liveaboard To subscribe send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] The archives are at http://www.liveaboardnow.org/pipermail/liveaboard/ To search the archives http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected] The Mailman Users Guide can be found here http://www.gnu.org/software/mailman/mailman-member/index.html
