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by SolarFreak
Fri Feb 27, 2015 10:47 am
Forum: Alternate Energy Discussions
Topic: Badini VS Equalize Charge
Replies: 5
Views: 23107

Badini VS Equalize Charge

I think what the batteries need is a good 45 amp neutralize charge for a few hours a day for a few days until they boil off some of that sulfation. They just have not seen any real amps of charging so it is not enough to knock off any sulfation. That tiny Badini is not going to work. It just dont ha...
by SolarFreak
Thu Feb 26, 2015 12:25 pm
Forum: Alternate Energy Discussions
Topic: Solar powered freezer
Replies: 4
Views: 13794

Re: Solar powered freezer

I am running a chest freezer with four 230 watt solar panels and four Yellow Top Optimas for a total of 1248 watt hours of storage and on a sunny day I also plug in my quad core cmputer to the solar system. Check out my youtube channel to see the details. "Shartne" Two more Yellow Top Optimas would ...
by SolarFreak
Thu Feb 26, 2015 11:18 am
Forum: Alternate Energy Discussions
Topic: How to make a heat Sink for Blocking Diode
Replies: 1
Views: 8396

How to make a heat Sink for Blocking Diode

You MUST PUT that Blocking diode piece of aluminum angle so it is finned. so it can cool. It will get really hot. I have seen two aluminum angles facing away from each other with a hole drilled in them while laying on top one another and you nut them together so they can dissipate heat. This is a mu...
by SolarFreak
Tue Feb 24, 2015 12:19 pm
Forum: Chat Room
Topic: Welcome to the new chat room
Replies: 129
Views: 1517325

Re: Welcome to the new chat room

TROY!! Your charge controller has a blocking diode in it so yo dont need to put those blocking diodes on the solar panels they also cut back on almost a volt of power. I use to put them on my Coleman Air Charge Controller because it dont have blocking diode but your modern CC does have one so dont p...