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Dear James:
Finally, I’m remembering to let you know how happy I’ve been with the solar
panel installation on Grebe, my Valiant 40. Based on two recent
one-week trips to Santa Cruz and
Catalina Islands, on sunny days at anchor or on a mooring, the five 65-watt
Kyocera panels are producing around
100 amps per day which is more than enough to keep up with daily
energy loads (including refrigeration). The panels start
producing at first light, get up to 14-15 amps from around 10:00 am through 2:00
pm, then taper off until sunset. This requires me to move the boom to the
opposite side of the boat from the sun twice a day and adjust the two stern
panels two times a day or so to face the sun. I did not have to run the engine
at all to keep the batteries topped up. And, with the Blue Sky MPPT controller,
I don’t have to worry about overcharging the batteries.
Thanks for a job well
done!
Regards, Richard
8 / 30 / 08
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