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Toby Erkson wrote: >Anyone using a solar panel to maintain a battery? Or to even charge a >battery? This is a route I would really like to take as I have two small >batteries (jet ski and motorcycle) and sometimes a car battery that need a >maintenance charge on them during the off-season. > >What should I look for? Wattage/amperage minimum/maximum? Diode to insure >polarity? Etc. > > > Believe it or not, the one the VW Dealerships use seems to be the one I see recommended the most. It suction cups to the inside of the windshield. I often see these on eBay for $10-$20 An example of one: http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/VW-Solar-Panel-Battery-Charger-Cars-Boat-RV-More_W0QQitemZ4593977272QQcategoryZ31284QQcmdZViewItem ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ List info at http://www.vwtype3.org/list | mailto:gregm@vwtype3.org ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~