The Samlex SC-10 Portable SunCharger is a 10W semi-flexible solar panel for maintaining a 12V battery during storage, with a 10-foot cable.
Blocking circuitry prevents current flowing backward from the battery into the panel at night, and without it a solar panel becomes a load after dark. That reverse flow would slowly discharge the battery the panel spent the day charging, which is the exact opposite of what a maintainer should do.
Ten watts is a maintainer rather than a charger, sized to offset parasitic loads and self-discharge on a stored boat, car, truck, ATV or RV. It will not recover a flat battery, and it is not meant to. Keeping a good battery good over a winter is the job.
It connects through a 12V accessory plug or directly to the battery with the included ring-terminal lead. The direct connection is the one to use on a boat, since most accessory sockets go dead with the master switch off. Semi-flexible weather-resistant construction suits temporary outdoor use. Explore more battery charging accessories.
- Blocking circuit stops reverse flow at night
- Without it the panel becomes a load after dark
- 10W offsets parasitic drain, it does not recharge
- Connect direct: sockets go dead with the master switch
