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Explorer solar and dashcam battery:


The dashcam battery got low enough for the controller to disconnect the dashcam. I took it in and charged it
up a bit but I don't thin the solar can keep up with the rate of discharge from the dashcam with winter sun.

I placed my bidirectional wattmeter box inline with the dashcam battery to monitor incoming and outgoing power
to see who was winning the fight. The dashcam appears to draw 4 watts at all times. (the supercap jump box
is also on that line, but the draw is negligible)

I may end up connecting the charge-guard output through a schottky to the dashcam battery, so that it can get
a bit of a boost of a charge while I'm driving.

Two things to bear in mind. First, the panel is shared with another controller that is charging the vehicle
battery. Second, the dashcam is drawing around 4 watts all the time, so when you see 0 watts out the battery
and 6 watts in, that means the solar controller is collecting a total of 10 watts.

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