Solargizer Placement

[tklm539]

I just recieved a Solargizer from Ted's Trucks (very fast shipping). I am curious where people are mounting them.

I was thinking on the top of the leg holding bracket for the gun turret (that I wish I had)

Any thoughts

Tom

 

[m139h2otruck]

See the picture in the 5 ton forum under "Stencils, solar charger and gas tank mounts" last posted 4-3-07. Used a flat piece of alum with an alum angle clamped to the post holding the blinky light.

 

[devilman96]

The military is mounting them in the cab, just behind the hood, in the center of the windshield.

 

[emmado22]

We mounted them where ever there was a flat spot and the wire reached. There is no TM that will tell you where, cause no such TM exists.

 

[SierraHotel]

Mine's on the headboard on the passenger side

 

[Jones]

Solargizer placement

Here's some places the military puts Solargizers.

 

[mhb285]

how's this...

 

[clinto]

mhb285, that's slick!!

 

[mhb285]

wait till I actualy wire it in that way. I used some velcro to hold it. Looks good so far and works with the cab cover on.. Added benifit!

 

[Jones]

Neat thing about solar cells is that while they work best in full sun, they all create power to a lesser or greater degree in all kinds of daylight. Facing the sky is our only criteria.

 

[JDToumanian]

I didn't want my Solargizer's panel permanently mounted to the truck. Solargizers are neat, but to me they somewhat spoil the look of a 1960s truck. So, I installed the circuit box behind the passenger's seat, and it's wired up to the batteries normally. I cut the wiring to the panel and put in a plug and socket from a hobby shop... the kind used to connect battery packs to R/C cars. The panel is mounted to an aluminum holder I made out of a piece of channel that sits over the top of the side window frame and has a piece of thick sheet metal screwed to it that holds the panel at a 45 degree angle to the sun.

It's similar looking to what SierraHotel did, except that it hangs on the top of the passenger's window. When I park the truck I hang it on the window and plug it in, when I drive it's stored in the map compartment.

Jon

 

[aboonski]

Here's where I put mine and it is working out just fine.

 

[Cdub]

While the winter months are upon us. I wanted to set up Sharleen with some solargizers to properly maintain the batteries. I set up one solargizer for each pair of 12 volt batteries. The passenger side of the vehicle faces the southern sky while she is parked in the driveway. The hanging portion of the solar cells just sits on top of the window and is removed during traveling and placed in the cab behind the seat.

seya,

C'dub

 

[m139h2otruck]

This is how we did it on the water truck.

 

[timntrucks]

i got mine hooked up just sitting in front window but i need to perm mount it somewhere i like the one hooked up to the beakon lights TIm

 

[choll]

Where can i buy one

 

[Cdub]

Where can i buy one

Ebay is a great place to find 24 volt solargizers.

just search "Solargizers" and you'll come up with a couple of hits

seya,

C'dub

 

[citizensoldier]

Whats the going price on these? Thank you

 

[chevycrew]

Ok I answered my own question with a google search.

But ill post my findings for all.


I was asking about the use of a solargizer on glass mat style batteries (optimas, etc).


What I found:

http://www.survivalunlimited.com/batteries/solargizer24Lug.htm

They say:

• Works with all conventional flooded lead-acid batteries and sealed “maintenance-free” batteries, including Valve Regulated Lead-Acid (VRLA), Absorbed Glass Mat (AGM) and gel cell.

 

[Cdub]

Whats the going price on these? Thank you

I've got'n them on Ebay for $30-60 for the 24 volt ones.

seya,

C'dub