X-GM-THRID: 1228139186912890803 X-Gmail-Labels: rsgb lf Delivered-To: daveyxm@gmail.com Received: by 10.78.121.4 with SMTP id t4cs247448huc; Sun, 11 Feb 2007 17:46:40 -0800 (PST) Received: by 10.67.22.14 with SMTP id z14mr14494094ugi.1171244800007; Sun, 11 Feb 2007 17:46:40 -0800 (PST) Return-Path: Received: from post.thorcom.com (post.thorcom.com [193.82.116.20]) by mx.google.com with ESMTP id x33si7951933ugc.2007.02.11.17.46.39; Sun, 11 Feb 2007 17:46:39 -0800 (PST) Received-SPF: neutral (google.com: 193.82.116.20 is neither permitted nor denied by best guess record for domain of owner-rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org) Received: from majordom by post.thorcom.com with local (Exim 4.14) id 1HGQDd-0002Qu-49 for rs_out_1@blacksheep.org; Mon, 12 Feb 2007 01:43:01 +0000 Received: from [193.82.59.130] (helo=relay2.thorcom.net) by post.thorcom.com with esmtp (Exim 4.14) id 1HGQDc-0002Ql-Nx for rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org; Mon, 12 Feb 2007 01:43:00 +0000 Received: from fish2.hurontel.on.ca ([216.46.129.163]) by relay2.thorcom.net with esmtp (Exim 4.63) (envelope-from ) id 1HGQDY-00036m-ML for rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org; Mon, 12 Feb 2007 01:43:00 +0000 Received: from server (dial-37.hurontel.on.ca [216.46.128.37]) by fish2.hurontel.on.ca (Spam Firewall) with SMTP id 58E98265FF0 for ; Sun, 11 Feb 2007 20:42:46 -0500 (EST) Message-ID: <038001c74e47$66c9e360$0b01a8c0@server> From: "J. B. Weazle McCreath" To: References: <45CF58BD.7080900@telus.net> <037001c74e24$7a3a9fc0$0b01a8c0@server> <002001c74e36$2da5f580$0300a8c0@lark> Date: Mon, 12 Feb 2007 01:44:32 -0000 MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2720.3000 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2600.0000 X-Spam-Score: -0.4 (/) X-Spam-Report: autolearn=disabled,AWL=-0.365 Subject: LF: Charging an SLA at 17 volts Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 2.63 (2004-01-11) on post.thorcom.com X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, hits=0.0 required=5.0 tests=none autolearn=no version=2.63 X-SA-Exim-Scanned: Yes Sender: owner-rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org Precedence: bulk Reply-To: rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org X-Listname: rsgb_lf_group X-SA-Exim-Rcpt-To: rs_out_1@blacksheep.org X-SA-Exim-Scanned: No; SAEximRunCond expanded to false Status: O X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 2781 Hi Alan, I should have made it clearer in my first post. I'm not going to connect an unregulated solar panel to a 12 volt sealed battery! My plan is to make up a custom battery for the job out of the correct number of cells. I've learned a few things after being partially off-grid for over seven years now. My only regret is that I should have bought more panels when they where cheaper...I thought the price would go down, not up!! 73, J.B., VE3EAR - VE3WZL Solar and wind powered Lowfer " EAR" 188.830 EN93dr http://www.hurontel.on.ca/~weazle