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    TECHNICAL GOING SOLAR: A PRACTICAL GUIDE

    Jun 18, 2020 2 minutes

    olar power is fast becoming the most popular and economic method of keeping the batteries charged on a boat, particularly now that the efficiency of photovoltaic (PV) panels, charge controllers and batteries is improving every day. Furthermore, the latest technology in regulators and charge controllers has brought about a noticeable increase in useable power output, so the problems of shading and non-alignment can be compensated for more

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