how do you charge solar battery using wall outlet or larger solar panels?
1828613
The solar battery can be charged via USB. If you have a USB phone charger that plugs into the wall it should work for this too. You can also charge it using a USB port on your computer. You can use any of the USB cords it comes with. Its really much more versatile than what the instructions show.
1828614
You can plug it into your computer or into the wall with a USB wall adapter. This doesn't come with the USB wall adapter.
1828615
The Solsti panels and battery pack come with a USB adapter to attach the battery pack to the solar panels directly. Charging input for the battery pack is a 5V input and is similar to a camera charging input so that type of adapter may work to charge the pack from another source, but I haven't tried that and you will want to check the voltage through the adapter so you don't burn up the battery pack.
102268
Both will work. Wall outlet may charge faster depending on the USB power amperage from your computer.
1207363
Uses a "wall wart" power converter. Just use any generic 9volt DC converter that you have.
1050169
With these small chargers you are talking about miliampers so just pulg it into any wall outlet and let it charge.
1508034
Charger? I have 245 watt of panels to a BZ MPPT 250 solar Controller, to three batteries in series.To inverter.
1134542
You will need to get extra cable, 10 gauge will work, mc4 connectors (from Renogy.com or on Amazon from Renogy), a charge controller (aka regulator) and a power inverter that will give you a regular outlet plug. If you are going to use a inverter on your battery you may want a higher wattage panel. I would suggest a 50w solar panel, if you get the 30w panel it might not keep up with the load you plug into the inverter. You will want some Z brackets that come with roof screws, renogy.com has them very cheaply. You can optionally add a volt meter and hook it on your battery. It will give you a constant reading. You will need to get extra cable, 10 gauge will work, mc4 connectors (from Renogy.com or on Amazon from Renogy), a charge controller (aka regulator) and a power inverter that will give you a regular outlet plug. If you are going to use a inverter on your battery you may want a higher wattage panel. I would suggest a 50w solar panel, if you get the 30w panel it might not keep up with the load you plug into the inverter. You will want some Z brackets that come with roof screws, renogy.com has them very cheaply. You can optionally add a volt meter and hook it on your battery. It will give you... » Read More You will need to get extra cable, 10 gauge will work, mc4 connectors (from Renogy.com or on Amazon from Renogy), a charge controller (aka regulator) and a power inverter that will give you a regular outlet plug. If you are going to use a inverter on your battery you may want a higher wattage panel. I would suggest a 50w solar panel, if you get the 30w panel it might not keep up with the load you plug into the inverter. You will want some Z brackets that come with roof screws, renogy.com has them very cheaply. You can optionally add a volt meter and hook it on your battery. It will give you a constant reading. « Show Less
232357
I am using the panel connected directly to a large, deep-charge battery, and it works OK. You can go through a controller if you are worried about overcharging your battery.
1493056
I either charge by plug hinging into computer uSB or plugging into my iPhone wall charger. Do no know about solar. If it has USB I would think it would work or 110 female plug
2080488
I've had a few hiccups with charging it. But Hold the Orange button down till you see the Solar light or the one next to it blink then let it sit in the sun for as long as possible. You can tell it's charged by the percentage lights when you press the orange button. You can also use a input cable and plug it into the wall.
1233767
The solar panel voltage must be higher than the battery voltage you are charging. A 12Volt (open-circuit about 18 Volts) solar panel will not charge a 24 volt battery.
2240130
Not sure. I would say go to Fry's or Best Buy and see if they have one you can try, if you've already bought the solar charger.
1628305
I've hooked up several on a battery that I keep charged with a solar panel. If you are using a power supply just be sure to over size it.
1820531
I use a usb charge stick. The kind you would use to charge your cell phone or tablet when away from a wall outlet.
1848601
You need a charge controller. I bought this one http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B008I0IZ7O/ref=oh_details_o03_s00_i00?ie=UTF8&psc=1 , but I had to cut the wires on the solar panel to connect to the charge controller. You can get adapters, but I'm not sure what those are called.
1080940
There are three plugs but they are as follows:1. Source (from solar panel)2. Battery3. LoadIn theory I guess you could hook the Load up to a second battery if you wanted. However in my situation I simply hook this up to my first battery, then hook up additional batteries in parallel. Keep in mind that when doing it my way, it will act like one big battery. So if you hook up something that is drained, it will not only draw from the charger, it will also draw from any charged batteries in the system. This is also not ideal if you are mixing and matching battery chemistries and sizes. There are three plugs but they are as follows:1. Source (from solar panel)2. Battery3. LoadIn theory I guess you could hook the Load up to a second battery if you wanted. However in my situation I simply hook this up to my first battery, then hook up additional batteries in parallel. Keep in mind that when doing it my way, it will act like one big battery. So if you hook up something that is drained, it will not only draw from the charger, it will also draw from any charged batteries in the system. This is also not ideal if you are mixing and matching battery... » Read More There are three plugs but they are as follows:1. Source (from solar panel)2. Battery3. LoadIn theory I guess you could hook the Load up to a second battery if you wanted. However in my situation I simply hook this up to my first battery, then hook up additional batteries in parallel. Keep in mind that when doing it my way, it will act like one big battery. So if you hook up something that is drained, it will not only draw from the charger, it will also draw from any charged batteries in the system. This is also not ideal if you are mixing and matching battery chemistries and sizes. « Show Less
871801
The stock wall charger is 19 Volts with a 65 watt (3.42 amp) maximum output. You would need to buy a solar panel that had a 19 volt output coupled with a fairly hefty current output to charge this unit in a reasonable amount of time. I am not sure where to buy such a solar panel. If you are good with a soldering iron, adapter cables can be made once the panel is located. Good luck!
121290
Most larger, more powerful panels are 24-volt. A good charge controller will automatically step the 24-volt down to a 12-volt battery. I don't know off hand if the HQRP will do it -- it seems to say that it does, but you might want a more expensive controller, a MPPT controller. Also, if you have 150-watt+ solar panel, a 10-amp charge controller is too small, as you probably already know. You'll probably want a 20 or 30 amp.