Right. Great point. Solar panel system may be installed at some point.
That said, if the price of two 6V Alliance batteries is cost
effective,  (Amp per dollar) solar may not be needed anytime soon.

Neil.

On Wed, Mar 13, 2013 at 11:54 AM, mark drillock <mdrillock@cox.net> wrote:
> IIRC, the solenoid type draw .5 - 1 amp when activated. That is one reason
> why they and similar products don't always fit well with solar setups, since
> you don't want to waste that much of the solar panel output. Of course you
> can still use them with solar but best to understand the draw and avoid it
> when the solar is providing the only charging current.
>
> Mark
>
>
> neil n wrote:
>>
>> Thanks very much Dennis. This is what I had hoped. Had found "double"
>> relay images and now see this "can" type diagram (though for starter)
>>
>> http://www.hqew.net/files/Images/Article/Circuit_Diagram/BasicSolenoidCircuitDiagram_thumb.png
>>    I see the two air gaps.
>>
>> I'll be curious to see how much current this "can" type draws.
>>
>

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