01 Oct 12 07:14, TOM WALKER wrote to ROY WITT:   
      
      
    RW> MH>>> I have one called "Battery Tender".  They work like a champ.   
      
    RW> TW>> I have Two of those. The 800 Ma model and the 1.25 Amp model.   
    RW> TW>> Teh 80 ma was frop my smaller Ham Radio SLA battereis adn the   
    RW> TW>> 1.25 for car battries They are great becasue they were specifily   
    RW> TW>> designed for keeping little used batteries ready to go.   
      
    RW>> Why not solar panels? One could use those solar powered yard lights   
    RW>> to charge small batteries.   
      
    TW> Those Yard Light solar units can barelly charge a AA cell. Useless   
    TW> for a car battery.   
      
   I have a couple of LED yard lights addapted to lighting a couple of those   
   $1 plastic pumpkins sitting along the walkway to the house this year.   
      
   If you connected those solar panels in series, they have the potential of   
   trickle charging a small car battery. Not for use in a vehicle though,   
      
    TW> But for a vehicle stores i na Garage it would work. Onw woild need at   
    TW> least a 25 Watt solar panel, a 40 watt unit would be better, and a   
    TW> Charge controller We are talking quite a bit more then the cost odf a   
    TW> Batery tender though. The deal out there is the Harbor Freight Solar   
    TW> panel kit at $190.00 It includes  a 45 watt panel and a solar charge   
    TW> controller.   
      
   I saw that at HF a few weeks ago. I wasn't that impressed with it for that   
   price though.   
      
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