What kind of solar cells is it using?
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I dont recall off hand, but parts made in usa. Special laminating invented by the product inventer with a falsafe buuilt in not to harm while charging HAVE MINE FOR AWHILE VERY HAPPY WITH IT. look up the company on line and read up on it watch the videos. This is my third buy of a solor charger, all were from china and always were underpowered and broke fast. This is a great unit with a five year guarente and proudly north american made. I highly recommend this product and company.
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You guys are right. The mono cells we use are pushing 19%. This is pretty high on the efficiency scale.
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According to the specifications on the Suntactics website, it uses Grade-A mono-crystalline solar cells.
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Sorry I have not purchased the solar panel but there is a hole in the side of the camera to attach DC power.
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The solar panels have 2 outputs 6 & 18 volts, the battery has a 3 position switch for 12, 16 & 19 volts
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1XLR54 battery type. Its solar (office lights work fine). The one I have I've had for 9+ years and haven't had any issues with it (used regularly at the office).
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Well, I am not 100 percent sure but it appears to be very hard shiny plastic. These are the greatest lights. Mine run all night even when it rains during the day. Nothing comes close. Even if the surface of the solar cell deteriorates because it is not glass these are still the best light out there that I have seen. Also, with improving technology, in 3 years when the plastic would become an issue, the technology will have moved on anyway.
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The panel has been Modified , They are just Solar Panels with standard 2 wires out . I and others modify them and put circuitry and LifePo4 batteries in them and Cut holes for Outlets and usb charging. The cost to do this is around 350 dollars and a lot of time but the results are a Self contained 110 volt ac portable Soln1 .
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Not the poster, but either the Active uses something with NFC or a completely different battery
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Yes, it is photovoltaic, which means charged by light, not just sun. I have actually witnessed a solar panel show as charging during a lightning storm.
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I purchased this after reading the other responses and can confirm. I'm using a single Solarworld 250w panel (24v) with two 6v Sun eXtender batteries (wired for 12v). Works great.
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This is a very nice solar panel that is mounted on a somewhat flexible metal sheet. I produces about 16v dc at the contacts in Florida sun (rated at 12v for a 12v battery), but I use a solar controller so it won't overcharge my battery. I have it hooked to a 12v trolling motor deep cycle battery on a small boat. I have not had to externally charge the battery since attaching the solar panel, and that gives me a few hours per week of power.
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since it has a solar cell in it, there are either 2 situations happening. you are in a poorly lit area, or the cell is damaged and there is no power being generated from it.it may just need to be returned for a replacement
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There is one battery. The other part is an additional solar cell to charge the battery faster, have more amps available.
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Calculator is solar powered only. It is not possible to replace the solar cell. Even if that were possible it would probably exceed the original price of the calculator. The good news is; the solar cell is quite effective and the calculator works well even in dim lighting conditions. I tried it at night under some outdoor lights & it worked fine. Calculator will eventually pay for itself by not having to buy regular batteries. Hope this answers your question.
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The power comes from AAA rechatgable batteries, the solar panel recharges those batteries, so you can use it with daylight or in the dark.
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Dark Grey and the solar panel is black. The picture is real close to the actual colors.
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I'm not using a controller with mine and it's been working great for more than a month now keeping my stock tank overfull. The solar panel being used is a RENOGY 100 Watt 100w Monocrystalline Photovoltaic also purchased from Amazon.
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to work by solar they must have 1. silicon cell to capture sunlight and converted it to an electrical current.2. a nicad batter to store the electricity to use during darkness when it turns on.THIS LIGHT DOES NOT HAVE EITHER SO NO!!!!!! it's a low voltage that works with a LOW VOLTAGE TRANSFORMER THAT USES 110v AC.