Can the 14W panel charge a 12V car battery? Or is the output on for 5V? Is there a USB to gator clip wires I can buy?
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It prob can but it would take a month to do it. USB to gator clips, dont think so.
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The voltage is wrong you need a 12v panel directly to the car battery. Most cigarette lighters are off when the key is out. The purpose of those panels is to keep the power up and defray the loss of power from the car not being started each week.
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I believe you can buy solar panels kits for auto. Search solar charger in automotive. However it will take forever to charge a battery w/ solar. If you car battery isn't charging you may have a bad battery or alternator or if the battery discharges while sitting you may have a parasitic draw from somewhere in the vehicle. Also I have a anker 12000mah battery and it takes a good while to partially chargewith this panel sitting in the window
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Hello, I never actually looked closely at the charger specs before---but I have just looked and here's what it says. Ac input 100-240 volts output 4.5 vdc. Charger only uses 13w while charging. I don't know about your traveling situation---but this thing holds a charge really long---I charge it 2x a year only because I want to----not much hair !!! 13 watts isn't much -I'm thinking a car lighter charger much like you would use for a phone that has an output of 4.5 vdc . Radio Shack or another electronics store could help in that regard. Good Luck and Happy Trails !
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this is a small solar panel, it will keep a 12volt car battery charged, I use mine for a 12 volt winch for a boat hoist. you could get a inverter to connect to the battery for 110volt lights.
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Mine did not. A 12v power end available at a parts store could be wired to the output side to accomplish charging the car battery. Make sure you have the polarity correct.
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The short answer is that while these panels operate at around ~28 volts, they will have no problems powering a 12V system with the right charge controller. The days of matching your panels nominal voltage to your battery bank were obsoleted by MPPT charge controllers. To use an oversimplified summary- an MPPT controller takes whatever voltage and amps coming in from your panels and converts it to whatever voltage and amps your battery bank needs. (Worth noting "however," the closer your battery bank nominal voltage is to your panels the more efficient it will be). The significant price difference you will see on MPPT controllers is due to efficiency differences in this conversion, intelligence on charging the batteries, reliability, etc. MPPT controllers are very affordable and significantly increase efficiency to the point that outside of unique circumstances it's bordering on irrational to consider older PWC technology charge controllers that require you to match the panel voltage to your battery bank's nominal voltage (i.e., 12V panels to 12V batteries). A better question for you to ask and research yourself is "what is the best charge controller for these panels powering a 12V battery bank." Hopefully this helps. Good luck!
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It comes with a cord that has the black/red crocodile clips at the end. So should be able to clamp that on your battery without any extra cables. No separate charger. It outputs a little over 12V, so it'll charge the battery just like that.
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the link that you sent me is for the mounting kit. there are several panels. they are all 12 volt and range from 7 to 100 watt.I use the 100 watt panel to charge 2 12 volt batteries in a small camper. It works well.
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Jedi, Thank you for your message. This battery is usually charged with a 12V 1 or 2 Amp charger, that you plug into the wall and connect the alligator clips to the terminals on the battery. Please let me know if there is anything else we can assist you with.
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Not sure if this answers your question but it comes with a set of alligator clips that hook on to your battery terminals and a 12v plug to go into a vehicles cigarette lighter. I have mine clipped onto my boats battery and it's keeps it charged up just fine.
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It has alligator clips that connect directly to the car battery. It DOES NOT plug into a regular plug. It's 12 volts, and your plug's 120 volts. If you were to plug it into the wall it would fry it. Hope that helps!
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The panel itself would be capable of charging the unit but the supply connector coming from the panel is 2-prong. you would need to find an adapter or change the wire over to a single connector.
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It would work the same as it does in the truck for asking as you had the twelve volt battery it was hooked to charge. If you let the solar panel charge your 12v bater all day you should be able to use it for laptop, cellphone charger or small fan up to maybe 12inch fan just check the watts for hay ever you plug up
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You won't want to connect the panel directly to a battery, as it could damage or overcharge it. The panel itself only provides a voltage, you need a charge controller between the panel and the battery. The one I used (http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B001HWQZNQ/ref=wms_ohs_product?ie=UTF8&psc;=1) is not currently available, but should give you an idea of what to look for. You want a controller that can handle at least 30 watts and 17.5 volts input for charging 12v batteries.
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Yes, it charges from your cars cigarette lighter port... I used aligator clips to charge from another 12 volt source... if you do try that make sure you dont hook it up wackwards (like I did)...luckily I only blew the fuse in the charger.
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I would just buy a inexpensive battery charger one that you could on a car i assume you have a 12VDC battery or check the amphere ( current) on the current battery and buy a battery with the samw specificationa but you still need a charger
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The nature of your question suggest you are looking for a battery "charger". If this is the case you will need more than the 5 Watts this panel can provide. With the 5 watts provided from this panel, you won't need allot of wiz's bang circuit breakers and meters. This panel dose a great job of keeping a fully charged battery in top shape all by it's self.
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You can charge the battery through it. The voltage is set by dip switches on the unit. Handles 12 or 24v