Solar Battery Tender for M923

[sd39u]

I've decided to add a solar battery tender to my M923A1 and I just ordered one from that auction website.

I was wondering where most of you have decided to mount the solar panel and the control box?

Thanks!

 

[porkysplace]

Some general information in this thread ;
[h=1]where to put solarizer panel ??[/h]Post # 56 of this thread has detailed installation instructions
[h=1]wsucougarx's M923 acquisition[/h]

 

[turnkey]

Follow the treads are worth it...Got my solar charger from habour shake still works...good china stuff.

 

[chadande]

I made a little bracket and put the solar panel on the davit so it was up high and in the sun at just about any angle. I put the controller in the battery box under the seat.

 

[Devoem923]

Hello, I got two of them on my 1986 M925a1. They are mounted between the passenger windshield and the hood near the windshield washer squirter.

 

[Snowtiger]

Mine are placed on the hood between the windshield washers as shown

 

[pmramsey]

The military mounts the controller box in the first section of the battery box under the passenger seat closest to the door. The de-sulfator controller is the sealed area just outside the controller box. This works even without the solar panel installed.

 

[sd39u]

Thank You! I'm thinking of mounting the solar panel on the arm of the spare tire crane. That way where ever its parked it'll get some good sunlight.

The military mounts the controller box in the first section of the battery box under the passenger seat closest to the door. The de-sulfator controller is the sealed area just outside the controller box. This works even without the solar panel installed.

 

[pmramsey]

Your solar panel is especially good and it requires less than an hour of daylight to top up your battery due to daily battery discharge from disuse. Six-seven hours of daylight a week is all you need to keep the batteries topped up. Therefore, mounting the solar panel in a safe/secure place is by far the most important element when selecting a mounting location. You can store your truck in a cave and drive it only on Sundays and you will be fine.