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Old 15-09-2014, 11:22 AM
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Aldi 120W Solar Panel & 40Ah Battery

Just got the latest Aldi catalogue in the mail and was wondering if anyone here could give me some recommendations.

Would this 120W solar panel be enough to recharge a 26Ah battery during the day ready for the next night? The picture in the catalogue says "perfect for charging your 12v battery"... I am picturing that I would need to have the battery attached the the panel all day just to charge it a bit but I may be wrong. There are also some cheaper deals on ebay, but I am unsure of quality, etc...

Also the Aldi 40Ah battery seems good value at $99 but might be too good to be true.

I already have 2x26Ah batteries. But here is a list of the gear I typically use on a normal night.
NEQ6
Kendrick Dual Channel 4 Port Dew Controller (but only using 1 port say on half power)

I plan on adding to this list by also running my Canon 6D DSLR via these batteries along with a Peltier Cooler box (which will be taken from this) I am building and I believe just the Peltier alone will use a lot of power. Also eventually I plan on using my Laptop and Lodestar autoguider in the field. I plan on being away for 3-4 nights at a time without any access to mains power.

That's a lot of gear I plan on using and a bit of time away from mains power. I just want some advice about my current power supply and what my next steps should be to power it all.

Thoughts?

Thanks,

Jason
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