25. September 2007 by heidee.

Way back in 1988 I built a solar system for my sailboat before we took off for the islands on a 4 year jaunt to leave corporate America in our wake.

I used 3- 25 watt solar panels and found that the 25 watt rating was very low. I actually was putting over 10 amps into my battery system most of the daylight hours.

After 4 years in the caribbean the panels were working perfectly with no maintenence. I did have a problem with the voltage regulator on the out put and burned up a battery, but the panels were still working as well as ever.

During this 4 year period I NEVER had to start the engine to charge batteries and we used refrigeration all the time plus all running lights and reading lights at night.

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31. August 2007 by heidee.

Solar power (also known as solar energy) is a source of energy that uses radiation emitted by the Sun. It is a  source that has been used in many traditional technologies for centuries. It is also in widespread use where other power supplies are absent, such as in remote locations and in space.

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31. August 2007 by heidee.

Welcome to Energy! Where you will find anything you want to know about energy. Human energy, solar energy, wind energy, the energy of fuels,food,and just about anything related to energy.

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