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electrical questions involving solar panels, 12v batteries, trolling motors, etc....?
Ok, so I have a question about what wattage and amperage output would I need from a solar panel and what type of solar panel would I need for this setup:
So I have an ascend d12 kayak (12ft long) and I have fabricated mounting plates to hold a bar to mount a trolling motor on one side and a down rigger on the other to help balance it out( I also have pontoons to stablize the yak).
so I have a minn kota endura c2 30lb. Thrust trolling motor but I dont know what the amp draw is on it and theres no info on it in the manual. Ive even looked online and found nothing. I also have a humminbird 150 transducer style fish finder, but im not sure what the amp draw is on that. Both devices run off of 12v operation. Im trying to figure out (roughly) what kind of battery I need for solar charging, what kind/ brand of solar output Controller to use and type of panel to use.
Any insight on this issue to even give me a rough ball park for what components to use would be appreciate Thanks in advance
Hey Nick, that 30 pound trolling motor will use about 18 amps at full power, but about 60%, or 12 amps at the next setting down from full. The fish finder will use less than 1 amp. We have a similar setup here for our fishing boat, but since weight is not such a problem, I have 2 Trojan T-105 golf cart batteries for storage, which when wired in series give you 220 amp hours at 12 volts.
A mid level deep cycle trolling battery will weigh around 60 pounds and hold about 80 amp hours at 12 volts. What this means in theory is you can pull 80 amps out of it before it is completely discharged. So if you ran your motor for 4 hours at full power, the battery would be basically exhausted. In reality, only the top 60 % or so of the battery is available, and after that the voltage falls dramatically. The fish finder will quit once below about 9.5 volts, and the trolling motor will run much slower. So figure on about 2 hours of motor time at full power, and another 5 hours on the fish finder if you turn off the motor the rest of the time.
As far as solar charging, panels generally make about 10 watts per square foot today, give or take a few watts. You need 18 volts normally to charge a 12 volt battery, so that means an 18 watt panel will put out 1 amp in good sun, a 36 watt panel will put out 2 amps, and so on. Your real problem with the kayak is space for the panel. Obviously buying one to run the motor at full speed is not possible, 18 volts X 18 amps comes to about 350 watts, which would take up the space of 5 kayaks, and cost about $700 USD. If you could squeeze a 30 watt panel on the deck someplace, which might measure 12" X 30" then you would have a 1.8 amp charger when the sun was out. That would run the fish finder and put about 1 amp into the battery. If you ran the motor on various speeds half the time for 4 hours, you would likely use about 40 amp hours, or half the battery. The panel would run the fish finder and put 4 amp hours, or 10% of the motor use back in the battery during the same 4 hours.
You can find panels this size and similar ones on ebay and other sites, a 30 watt panel might cost you $60 USD, and since the amp output is less than 2 % of the battery's amp hour capacity, you would not need a charge controller, the panel will not be able to overcharge the battery. Controllers cost more money and are prone to breakdown, specially in water environments. All you need is a diode to keep the panel from draining the battery at night, and most panels come with them installed in the junction box already. If not, you can get one at Radio Shack, or similar store for about $1. I would also expect the trolling motor to be ample thrust for yoru kayak, with a streamlined hull and maybe 300 pounds total weight (rider, battery and accessories) it will likely do 5 to 6 miles per hour, about as fast as you can paddle at full speed. Enjoy the project, and take care Nick, Rudydoo
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“Why has water born enjoyment have to come in the form of floating condominiums, bass boats, Aluminum pontoon boats or Donzi ski boats and jet skis ?”
On the one hand, the advertisers are responsible. It's easy to sell loud go-fast excitement, or gross luxury, not only because they are superficially appealing, but because an image can be sold along with the product. A person buys an 'exciting' boat not only to have it, but to be exciting himself, because the marketing deliberately creates that association.
From the consumer's side, besides falling prey to marketing strategies, car culture reigns supreme. It's unfortunate, but not really surprising, that the most popular boats would be loud, fast, and drivable like cars, instead of slow, quiet, and requiring some specialized skills to use.
Just my $0.02.
most certainly,throw in a couple of dvd's of the beverlyhill billies and they could have a real party.
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