On 9 Apr 2005 at 11:57, Tord Eriksson wrote: > So jury-rigged chargers should be avoided (say a "12V" solarpanel > connected directly to a 12V charger, without any means of voltage > regulation); I would hope that any charger designed to plug into a car's cigarette lighter socket can handle a solar panel. Car voltages can vary from 13.5V to 16V - they are only nominally 12V. A close reading of the specs on the charger should tell you what it can handle. I don't understand why more handhelds can't simply be plugged directly into a 12V power source and used without battery. My GPS does that and (almost) every boat has 12V power on board. Anyway, your comments on Li battery fires are interesting - I've never heard about that before. Thanks for the advice. Mike *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************Received on Sat Apr 09 2005 - 12:54:07 PDT
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