Diodes for 12v battery charging

Stumpy · 2010-01-31T16:56:41+00:00

I put in a 12v solar panel to charge up 2 ATV's and a mini tractor. Ran some speaker wire and battery clips to charge all of them in parallel. The tractor battery seems to not hold a charge very well. I'd like to add 3 diodes to protect the other 2 batteries in case at night with no input current, the low battery would siphon off power.The setup is in a very remote location with no power lines and I've misplaced to specs for the panel and the 7amp regulator, but they both came from Harbor Freight. The bigger battery is 14 amp-hr, the 2 smaller ones are 10 amp-hrs.Can someone please suggest an appropriate diode to purchase at Radio Shack or Fry's that will handle up to 7amp and not waste too much charging ability?

Jan 31, 2010 22 Replies

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ian field 16 years ago

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Stumpy 16 years ago

Thanks, I'm going to try posting on A.B.S.E. with the same heading. It will just show up as a lame sketch without any explanation. How do you link posts without crossposting?

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George Herold 16 years ago

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You can put your pictures/schematic up on some 'picture host', (I'm not sure what the right word is.)and post the link here.

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