BTW, Matt, I did not say that the solar panel would charge 2
amps, what I said was that a lead-acid battery can take a
constant 2 amps (10%) of the amp/hour rate as a limitation
of the battery.



"Matt Whiting" wrote in message
...
| Jim Macklin wrote:
|
| Most small solar panels have low amperage and will not
over
| charge a wet cell battery. If they were used to
directly
| charge a dry cell battery, such as a C or D cell they
might
| over charge, but a wet cell battery with an AHr rating
of 25
| amps can be charged indefinitely at a rate of 2-3 amps
and
| you will be using the battery to run an inverter to
power
| various other loads.
|
| Your understanding of electricity is only exceeded by your
understanding
| of stall dynamics. It would take in increasing voltage to
maintain 2
| amps into a wet cell battery as it becomes charged. If
you maintain
| that rate for more than 12-13 hours, you will soon ruin
the battery.
| The good news is that most chargers (and certainly a PV
cell) maintain a
| roughly constant voltage so that the amperage tapers off
as the battery
| approaches full charge.
|
|
| Matt