Will it hurt my solar panels if they get sunlight and are not hooked up?
790248
I don't think so, mine were exposed to the sun while I mounted and wired them and they work fine. Call renogy if there's any doubt.
1133848
If you have had the solar cell in sunlight then they are broken. I would ask for replacement. Ours worked right out of the box with no problem.
1387336
Don't see why not as long as you have a southern exposure to place your solar panel and your landlord won't mind you running the cable through from the panel to the light.
2254340
yes... the solar panel doesn't charge it all the way up. The best way to "top it off" is to plug it in to a car phone charger or something simialar to that. A tablet charger works the best.
1389240
No...It has to be direct sunlight. Also, the solar charger takes a long time to recharge the battery. I basically just used it as a secondary battery and charged it from the wall socket the night before. I think the solar charger would only help if you had several days to charge it. I left it on my dash once for a week and it barely charged half way.
1505815
Yes you can, however if you don't have a analog meter box from the power company it will only offset your immediate use during the day when the pv array is receiving sunlight. Your power company can install a meter box that will remember how much power your back-feeding to the grid, if your meter is digital, you should contact them first in that case. Analog meters will turn backwards if backfed.
72191
With good direct sunlight, you should have no problems. Shady days and the charging goes slower.
469398
Continued exposure to elements and rain will surely damage the solar panel and the battery inside. Just as I mentioned in my review, those lights are not worth much. They're very, very faint.
1987317
Yes you can just make sure the solar collector panel will get sun to recharge or use an external collector plugged into the unit. Great for an interior shed or area with no sun if you have that external piece.
1913202
Good morning. These will not work indoors as the solar panel needs direct sunlight to charge. Thank you, Sarah | Plow & Hearth Customer Service
2122901
Yes. As long as you install it correctly. The panel is held in place by the fan. On another point, make sure the panel tracks full sun exposure from sun rise to sun set as there is no battery backup or ac DC converter.
1522375
Yes. You just need to ensure that you have a cable to connect from the USB port on the solar panel to your device.
665940
Yes, the battery will still charge as long as the panel is exposed to sunlight and the cable is connected. The switch control the light being On and OFF
1927511
first of all, make sure the contacts are properly connected and polarized. if the solar panel connector is connected to the terminal that says "solar" and if there is enough sunlight and not turn any light, please contact the seller
1295938
No. You have to hook them up to a switch or run them off another power source.
1052286
The plug-in charger only puts out 2 amps. If your solar panel USB port has similar output there should not be a problem.
1075789
That would not work. It would be like trying to heat your home with a candle. The sun has incomparable amounts of light energy compared to any man made light. For example say a 12v 7ah battery takes a day to charge in the sun. It would take the same battery 2 months to charge with the lights in your garage.