Hey Kevin,

I’ve got marine electrical question for you.

I just bought a 5-watt solar panel battery charger from Bass Pro Shops to add to my double-decker pontoon boat wiring.

I put the charger on the upper deck so it would get plenty of sun, then ran the wire down to the main battery and hooked it up. I then threw the box for the solar charger away.

Two days later, I went back to Bass Pro for something else, and I happened to look over at the solar chargers and realized that I had purchased the 5-watt 24-volt charger. Will this work with my 12-volt batteries, or will it cause problems?

Thanks as always for your help.

Calvin

Hi Calvin,

I am not sure what it will exactly do. It depends on the technology in the charger. It may do nothing, it may short out, but I am pretty sure it will not charge your pontoon boat battery.

Sorry,

Kevin