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Solar Panel charging Batteries for Camping

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Charging 12 volt batteries for camping. Guy Fanguy, Houma Louisiana.

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25 Responses to "Solar Panel charging Batteries for Camping"

  • terrytrooper says:
    February 21, 2008 at 3:36 pm

    good video but why not have your 50watt panel on the roof so you can park anyway around. and what a lot of wires

  • GuySolar says:
    February 22, 2008 at 11:55 am

    the roof of my van has no flat surface for a solar panel. i ordered a flexable solar panel and should be in next week, i will try putting that on the roof instead of the glass panels as you see in the video.
    I do need to clean up the wire mess though.
    thanks for the input

  • joelstrailer says:
    February 23, 2008 at 9:03 pm

    Cool Video, i just got a 12V 30W solar panel which i plan on using in my camper trailer. Im planning on doing the same thing that you did in your van. where did you get the charge controler that is in between the panel and the batery? Also how do you power your TV? Inverter? Sorry about all the questions im just interested and you have experience. also i agree with terrytrooper, lets see an updated video with some cord managment.

  • minicoppergpiscool says:
    March 8, 2008 at 5:59 pm

    wow guy this looks like it works so good i wish i could do that my van is not big enough

  • EagleFeatherUSA says:
    March 18, 2008 at 6:32 am

    Great job…I want to do the same with my conversion van! Actually…I got a little confused with all the wires…could you make another video for us Solar noobs showing the wire hook-ups and what gage wires to use?
    Keep up the good work!

  • ljpacey says:
    March 24, 2008 at 7:11 pm

    i get the charge controlers off Ebay m8

  • minicoppergpiscool says:
    March 26, 2008 at 5:34 pm

    i saw u got that 12 watt flexable panel y dont u put that on the top it looks cool how much was it and where did u get it.

  • gfanguy says:
    March 30, 2008 at 7:28 pm

    i will try to follow up on your request as soon as i can.
    thanks for the input

  • woggins says:
    June 24, 2008 at 4:28 am

    Great info, I love seeing what others are doing with solar.

    Gotta love the internets! ;-)

  • SteeleJim123 says:
    July 16, 2008 at 7:36 pm

    its great to see that your using solar power its really a good energy source and also that is a nice van

  • tjgame2 says:
    September 13, 2008 at 7:32 pm

    Has anyone tried to use one of them emergency battery jumper, they have a 12 volt charge controller and 12 volt battery for very cheap.
    I have one I’m testing under a bulb and some solar cells from solar walkway lights. I’m trying to go ultra cheap.

  • XsmashX1 says:
    October 7, 2008 at 8:16 pm

    I just bought a 12 volt solar panel for kicks, wanted to experiment with it. The thing is I don’t know what to do with it… I’m a solar panel noob, what can I power with this panel?
    Also, how do I figure out how many watts it produces?

  • GuySolar says:
    October 7, 2008 at 10:58 pm

    to measure the watts you need a volt amp meter. you need to measure the current (amps) accross the leads coming out of the solar panel in the sun of course. the formula is Watts = Volts x Amps . if you get .5 amps or 500 mAmps then multiply 12 volts x .5 amps to get your watts. depending on the amps you get will be the max you can run a 12 volt item such as a fan or light or charge a 12 volt battery with it. the sunlinq i bought is a 12 watt or 800 mAmp (.8 amps).

  • ArmyRanger10 says:
    March 30, 2009 at 9:55 pm

    I just bought a Brunton Solarport 4.4. It can charge anything USB, Cigarette lighter, or AA and AAA batteries. Cant wait to try it out. The panels you have how would you rig something up to charge off them?

  • gfanguy says:
    April 1, 2009 at 11:00 am

    i have also purchased simlar solar charging devices that can charge 5v to 12v devices. they have their own intenal battery that the solar panel is charging , then the battery in the unit is charging cell phones, mp3 players, etc. how long and how much you can charge is depending on the amperage of the battery inside the unit. my panels in this video is for charging anything that requires 12 volts only. i would need a step down transformer to charge less voltage requiring deviecs.

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    May 10, 2009 at 4:11 am

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  • DECOFRANCE says:
    May 10, 2009 at 11:35 am

    wow the c ables are horrible:D. better make some arrangement, to prevent short circuitingXD

  • 27simber says:
    October 20, 2009 at 10:09 pm

    thats cool

  • Lanny615 says:
    October 31, 2009 at 4:43 pm

    Nice camper you got there, like the small solar set up too. Tidy up those wires tho.

  • DieterMe says:
    December 23, 2009 at 12:02 pm

    You should definately arrange your cables.

    Otherwise you will burn up somehow.

  • jonathans1212 says:
    January 25, 2010 at 8:30 pm

    those wires are close gotta kepp them apart

  • sclek2007 says:
    February 8, 2010 at 7:37 pm

    Cool, but you have some sketchy wiring lol.

  • living4fire says:
    February 16, 2010 at 10:30 pm

    Cool video, but as mentioned you might want to clean up your wiring, could be asking for trouble.

  • unclesonnyonutube says:
    March 9, 2010 at 10:15 pm

    def clean that wiring up and make a battery box that has ventilation to the outside air.. and if you put a camper ceiling vent to suck the hot air out you probably wouldnt need to run 5 fans and it would free up a lot of power for other things. I also just had the idea to put a small wind generator on the roof so when you drive to your camp you can get wind power on the way

  • taztaz79 says:
    June 18, 2010 at 11:57 am

    shit! a LOT of cables! You need to clean that up before you get a short somewhere and a fire! .. :) Why not make a real installation with neat cabeling and put some mounts for the panels on your roof.. When you camp you just quick fix the panels on the roof and connect them to the car system by some contacts mounted on the roof or side of the car or something :) .. would be a real nice system!

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