Solar Panel for 12VDC Battery Charger

[ahr43]

Hey guys,
What are you using for solar panel(s) to power up your charger in the field?

My charger is the ProTek Prodigy 66 6A/50W AC/DC. Looking to match it to a solar panel for 12VDC. Not sure how to match the parameters so I buy enough panel to power up the charger. Will a panel provide a reliable and steady power output? Will the panel still be small enough to be portable and easy to erect?

Open to recommendations or experience. Regards. 'AC'

 

[tntpoof]

ah not going to happen with panel alone gotta have a 12v battery . sun aint always bright and a cloud will decrease you output

 

[ahr43]

ah not going to happen with panel alone gotta have a 12v battery . sun aint always bright and a cloud will decrease you output

Yeah, that's what I was wondering. The panels I am finding online search are all associated with [usually] a trickle charger of some sort.

Although I have found this one going through a 'controller' linking it to an inverter. So there must be a deliverable 12VDC current with enough push to power an inverter?

50W 10A 12V panel

'AC'

 

[tntpoof]

I purchased a 800 watt supposedly 13.5 volt continuous .nope It was to keep my old beats battery charged. it drained the battery to 5 volts.it said it would not discharge battery at all.I measured voltage it was 6 max it had barely 2 watts...I built my own wind turbine with a old Chrysler alternator and resistor block.2$ in used junk yard parts. truck had sat not starting for 5 months battery is at 13.7 volts

 

[Greywolf74]

It would be easier and more reliable to just invent in more lipos to take with you. The panel youd need would be pretty good size and youd have to have a battery bank for the panel to charge and even cloud cover on a sunny day will kill the panels power output by 40-60%.