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Re: [A/S] Electric



You would be more satisfied with a solar panel.  Try the following 
person, Sherry Hays,   sherryhayes@cox.net.  She has a Bambi and a 
flexible solar panel she chucks on the roof and was please with it.  I 
use a 75 watt rigid panel which I sit out on the ground and it is more 
then enough for my single battery.  I carry it in my truck.  On my 30ft 
Argosy I have four 50 watt panel which I used to keep four batteries 
charge.  Those were  the days when we thought bigger was better and had 
to have TV, Microwave, inverter, etc, etc.  Since we have the Bubble we 
don't have a TV and only need the solar power when we are dry docking and 
want to run the CD player and lights. With this panel  are a bit over 
powered but I may stuff in a second battery one of these days and load up 
the TV again.  Incidently I do have a little 500 watt gas generator.  
Guess I used it once in ten years, shortly after I got it when I ran the 
trailer battery down.  Don't bother to carry it much any more.

Roy Lashway
'78 Argosy,'56 Bubble
WBCCI 1610     VAC
rlashway@zianet.com
web site: www.zianet.com/rlashway
   (polishing report included)