In a message dated 4/20/99 3:30:44 PM Eastern Daylight Time, jcolao@erols.com
writes:

<< Very important. If a battery goes dead, it can never again regain full
charge capacity once the plates have developed sulfates. Run to the store
and get a solar panel as soon as you possibly can. I have found that
UNISolar has the best performance especially in shaded conditions. I buy
mine from Go Solar or gosolar.com. or 516 727 2224. Good luck! >>

I have a question for you Joe... do you leave the solar hooked up all the
time...even when you are on shore power or do you have to unhook the solar
when you hook up to shore power?

Hunter