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Re: Remote install, no AC



Crash,

If you're going to use a solar charger, do NOT use a truck battery.
Instead, wire four or five 12V7AH gel cells in parallel and charge
those from the solar unit.  As mentioned earlier, truck batteries emit
hydrogen gas -- not a good thing inside an enclosed room.  Also, after
the truck battery becomes fully discharged (during a long, overcast
period, for example), the solar unit will need to be pretty powerful to
restore it.  A lesser charging unit may fail or pop a fuse.  Five gel
cells together won't draw as much juice while charging as will one
100AH truck battery.

Regards,
Robert L Bass
www.BassBurglarAlarms.com



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