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Solar panels

Well, sounds good. On Teacher's Pet III we had 250 watts of solar panels, they were adjustable and I was able to keep them at max most of the time.
When we were in the Sea of Cortez, with 80 plus degrees of water. We were able to keep the refrig on all the time, 4 fans and my puter and never start the engine for a month at a time. When we used the 1000 watt microwave, it took about 2 hrs to bring the batteries back to full.
We had 6-T-105's and a smart regulator. Electricity was NOT a problem. We were pouring about 24-28 amps into the system. I had to control the system so as not to over charge! LOL
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