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Originally Posted by Tidybuoy View Post
My driveway gate can use a solar charger but the 5 watt panel is not connected directly to the battery. It first connects to the opener and the opener connects to the battery. I believe there is some type of circuitry that stops the charge when the battery is full.
That is called a charge controller.
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