This doesn't retain the solar energy for later use correct? It's laid out when a device needs charged and it charges the device?
1564903
It only charges with a device attached. It does not hold or continue to retain when not attached to a device.
1506607
It seems to prevent discharge at night. I'm using several with a solar panel to maintain battery charge on infrequently used equipment and the battery charge has been maintained.
1608862
No. The solar panel needs direct sunlight to fully charge and function properly. I had this same issue and so I relocated solar light to get direct sun and purchased a battery operated light for the area not receiving direct sun.
276850
It doesn't it only charges by the winding option. No solar charging. I returned it and found a better product.
1326061
If I recall the user's manual correctly it's chargeable, at the beginning of use, but not rechargeable, afterwards.
189048
I is important to allow the cell to gather solar energy. If the film is left in place, it may hinder the reception and storage of energy.
1106479
No, I just charge it after I use it and let it sit until I use it again. Seems to work for me.
998696
Yes. We use it for our security system so they are charged. We don't pull from them unless we lose power then they are backup to system. It's like people are saying seems like a trickle charge. I think directions even mention to charge overnight. But as I said we install ours and leave them.
1199237
Yup. But the higher Wattage you get the better, and more powerful devices it'll charge faster. Also, if you get a power bank, and change it with the sun, that works even better, becasue then you don't always need to be in the sun. Hope this helps!
864811
This charger does not need to be charged itself, you simply unfold it and lay it in sunlight, then plug your device's USB charging cable into it to charge your devices. Does that answer your question or did I misunderstand?
1855361
It can go either way, for optimum power you should keep it fully charged, the charge wont fade just because its not on the charger
912405
The device needs to be charged when it has exhausted its ability to charge. It can be recharged multiple times without any loss of efficiency.
622117
Well I honestly charge mines all night long and the next day its ready to be used ....but I think the longer you charged it it will stay charged regardless of if the light is on , one time I left it on the charger for days and it stayed charged for a long time
552704
It's plugged into the power source, so my answer is yes. It's using power also so I don't know if you would notice it charging, but I can say I've used it when I had no power on my battery and it worked perfectly. I never noticed a drain on it either. It's like using the tablet while charging it. I hope this helps! :-)
864812
This device doesn't hold a charge. It simply converts the sun's energy to charge your device when placed in the sun with your device plugged into it. I love this thing.
563724
You need to make sure you have the device fully charged via plugging it in before you can start charging devices or solar charging. After that it should charge on its own and be able to charge devices as well
1734573
I don't know. mine is placed outside and gets direct sunlight part of the day and is in direct sunlight the rest of the day... and still it only gets enough charge to run every other night.