>From what I've read, both of you seem to be reaching the end of a normal life for these flexible units. Someone else posted this link a few days ago. It opened my eyes to what to look for in solar technology.
http://www.pbase.com/mainecruising/solar_panel Josh Muckley S/V Sea Hawk 1989 C&C 37+ Solomons, MD On Dec 23, 2013 2:20 PM, "Edd Schillay" <e...@schillay.com> wrote: > All, > > I, too, would be interested in hearing about this. I have a three-year-old > flexible on my companionway hatch that doesn’t seem to be delivering the > “juice” as it once did. > > > All the best, > > Edd > > > Edd M. Schillay > Starship Enterprise > C&C 37+ | Sail No: NCC-1701-B > City Island, NY > Starship Enterprise's Captain's Log Website<http://enterpriseb.blogspot.com/> > > On Dec 23, 2013, at 2:08 PM, Eric Frank <efran...@mac.com> wrote: > > For the last several years (5?) I have been trickle-charging my starting > and house batteries with a 20 watt semi-flexible solar panel from Spectra. > In the last year, its output has dropped to about 1/4 of the initial > charge rate (used to be about 1.2 A in bright sun). Reading reviews of > these panels online, this failure seems to be rather common. Does anyone > on this list have experience with these panels or any other semi-flexible > ones? I have it mounted on the forward hatch, so it is very useful that it > can be stepped on, but if there is a better one to replace it with, it > would be great to hear about it. > > Eric Cat's Paw CC 35-II > _______________________________________________ > This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album > http://www.cncphotoalbum.com > CnC-List@cnc-list.com > > > > _______________________________________________ > This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album > http://www.cncphotoalbum.com > CnC-List@cnc-list.com > >
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