Solar Charging: Works, but slow. But, when plugged into a Solar Panel, Levin 10W, it was a lot faster. Has Anyone tried panels with this device?
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Yes, it works. Didn't see a speed issue. Don't use the provided cable to charge (not quality) as it has a tendency to not keep a connection.
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It'll take a couple days over the solar. I use mine more as a spare battery and charge it up over the micro USB and save the solar charging for when I'm up camping and need it for some emergency power. USB charging is maybe a couple hours. Charges my phone fast. They have to be fully charged to use both USB ports.
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I returned mine. Only a solar panel, not a charging unit. Nothing else included. It didn't charge anything even using my own usb cable.
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You'll be charging from the battery pack not the panel it self. It goes sun panel battery then device. So it will be a continuous charge until those barriers are depleted. And they just recharge from the panels
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Yes, it worked perfectly and my solar configuration consisted of an inexpensive solar charger, a 100 watt solar panel and a single marine 700 amp battery. The computer system hardly drew enough energy to lower the available amp hours after a couple hours of use. Power Bright APS-12 has performed perfectly for the past year and is used on a daily basis.
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Hi there - yes to both. If you plug it into a computer it will charge a little faster than if you place it in sunlight. You'll need to give it at least 12 hours of constant charge at first...
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I tried charging it under fluorescent and LED bulbs and it does charge, if held close to the source, however I do not know how long it takes to a full charge. Sunlight is much quicker, I am sure.
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I keep my light in a window to keep it charged, I've never charged with USB, so sorry, I'm not sure. I would assume it would. Mine seems to show the red light only when the solar screen is exposed to light (any kind), showing it's charging.
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If your talking about feeding the negative line into the positive of another panel, wear your taking the 15 watts and dubbing it to 30 and so on. No I have never tried it, so I cant say if it can be done. I use it to charge batteries and then use the power inverters. The solar cell will charge batteries more effectively with low watts (trickle charging) Most batteries have memory, so the faster you charge it, the fast it will discharge, The slower you charge it the slower it will discharge. But if your taking about setting up a couple of cells to one battery, you can if you buy a different regulator, you can get one where you can add several solar cells and a wind generator to one battery. If your talking about feeding the negative line into the positive of another panel, wear your taking the 15 watts and dubbing it to 30 and so on. No I have never tried it, so I cant say if it can be done. I use it to charge batteries and then use the power inverters. The solar cell will charge batteries more effectively with low watts (trickle charging) Most batteries have memory, so the faster you charge it, the fast it will discharge, The slower you charge it the slower it will discharge. But if your taking about setting up a couple of cells to one battery, you can if you buy a... » Read More If your talking about feeding the negative line into the positive of another panel, wear your taking the 15 watts and dubbing it to 30 and so on. No I have never tried it, so I cant say if it can be done. I use it to charge batteries and then use the power inverters. The solar cell will charge batteries more effectively with low watts (trickle charging) Most batteries have memory, so the faster you charge it, the fast it will discharge, The slower you charge it the slower it will discharge. But if your taking about setting up a couple of cells to one battery, you can if you buy a different regulator, you can get one where you can add several solar cells and a wind generator to one battery. « Show Less
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I think the instruction said something about how the solar charger will not charge the battery, just allow you to use it while it was shining. You might check online for the instruction Manual.
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The plug-in charger only puts out 2 amps. If your solar panel USB port has similar output there should not be a problem.
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I currently have a Morningstar TSMPPT60 to charge my battery bank. I previously had another charge controller that was also MPPT but it was not very efficient. I am using x2 gauge wiring on both the - and + input to the inverter.
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Hi Getpreparedstuff,Are you able to share with me the model of the solar charge controller that you use? Thanks. -David
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According to their website, it will solar charge all iPods, all iPhones and all iPads. In sunny conditions, it is as fast or if not, faster than the mains! If I were you, I would go to their site for more info and perhaps download the sCharger 14 manual. It's very informative! Hope this helps and good luck with it. I absolutely love mine!
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Yeah that's sounds about right. it take 10 hours to about fully charge the battery unit with solar. the life of the laptop depends on the laptops power settings and what you are doing with it. I most use this device to charge cell phones and cameras etc...
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It doesn't it only charges by the winding option. No solar charging. I returned it and found a better product.
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So far I have only charged off a USB port, works fine, in 8-12 hours. The claim is that the solar cells will charge in about 4 hours, but have not yet had occasion to try it out, the savings of electricity in the city probably not worth the wear and tear, e.g. peeling off the plastic!