Can the solar panal charge the cell phone?I only can use the hand crank to charge the cell phone
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I gave this as a gift and based my purchase on past purchase of the same brand. Have you read the other reviews?
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The solar panel will not charge a cell phone. Hand cranking is the only way.
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I doubt this radio's solar panel would charge a modern day cell phone even at noon in the dead of summer. The solar panel is just too small, it's not designed for that. It could probably charge a primitive cell phone (a Nokia brick for example) in emergency situations, however. If you're looking to charge a cell phone with solar alone, look at these Anker 14W Dual-Port Solar Charger with PowerIQ Technology
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In my experience, the charger is not powerful enough to charge a cell phone. My advice is to get a 5200 mAh battery and charge that either with a plug or a different solar panel. I actually ended up returning this one and never have found one I like.
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Yes. The solar panel charges at a low rate. I do not have my paperwork with me, but I believe it charges enough to then charge a cell phone 1 or 1.5 times after a 7 hours with direct sunlight solar panel to internal battery charge.David B.Electronic Technician
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We only charge by cranking. You need to crank a lot longer if it is on while doing it but yes it can be switched on.
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Yes you can and it would use it's own internal battery. There is a side plug in as well to charge via outlet or car adapter also so you could do both.
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Based on the technical information online on this charger it should work fine. Usually we recommend the pedal generator for charging external batteries as the pedal generator is easy to pedal for long periods of time. the hand crank should work fine their are limits to how much hand cranking you can do so just keep that in mind if that is your intended application. Ken
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Depending on which phone. Some phones, like iPhones, need a specific amount of voltage or it will burn the battery or not charge at all. If you want to use this solar panel to charge iPhones, I suggest you look up "Solar Panel iPhone Charger" on google, or my preffered site, instructales.com. Hope this helps.
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Yes, the handset can be charged by AC power from both the base and the additional cradle. Hope this helps.
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Yes, but you need to be cranking the entire time or your phone will not charge. Great flashlight. Terrible charger.
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It doesn't charge phone from sun. It charges 2 AA batteries and those batteries in turn will charge your phone. And it takes a while...
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Yes. You can charge your cell phone. Just place the USB end of your phone's charging cable into the plug on this item and plug your phone into the other smaller end of the cable. Crank the handle of this device and you will see your cell phone battery level indicator pool like it's plugged into the wall. It takes a VERY long time to get a small charge, but in an emergency, it will be better than no charge at all. Hope this helps.
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Hand cranking 900 minutes will charge a typical cell phone. And gives you a much better appreciation of the power packed in any run of the mill battery :)
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No. It can be charged using the standard electric charger or automobile charger included in the kit.
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No. It can only charge things that are charged via a USB port (like a cell phone or iPod).
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Yes, if you have a USB wall charger the ones that now come with the cellphones can be used too. If you don't have it there are some really cheap ones at ebay, or maybe at your closest walmart, walgreens, cvs.
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Go with the hand crank, the solar charging lasted about 4 months. The battery part still sorks but that is not what I bought it for.
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No problem, As long as your car battery is not wore out you can fully charge your cell phones with the engine not running, I never had a problem.