Can this charger work by using a solar generator to power up batteries?
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I don't think the cord adapts well for plugging in to solar. I thought about that myself and came to the conclusion that if I really had to charge up some batteries during a power outage I could plug the charger into a regular 110 receptacle in my Jeep, and charge the Jeep battery with a solar charger.
1567294
No. It has a proprietary DIN connector from the power supply to the charger main unit so no way to power the charger with common coaxial DC power connectors. Unless you use an inverter to make 115V AC power and plug the charger power supply into the inverter. Not very efficient though.
406682
I don't think the solar batteries can be recharged that way but I'm not sure.Maybe contact the battery company and ask them.
939636
Sure, if your solar setup has a USB output and can provide the 5V that this device needs!
1637054
that's an interesting use of the solar panel. since this charger has a 12 volt input. the input voltage is not critical and the current requirements are small so this should work .. be careful about polarity and be aware of some safety precautions. lithium batteries have complicated and critical charging requirements. however these are taken care of by the chargers internal circuits .. don't try to charge the battery without those safety features. lithium batteries should not get hot at this charge rate. you might want to watch carefully for a while to be on the safe side ... you might want to check the solar panel output voltage to make sure it is at least 8 volts and doesn't exceed 16 volts. while this technically should work you should consider it an experiment until someone has actually tried it
875639
This is a 12 volt light no it does not have a solar battery charger. If u want to run it on a car battery u can not sure how long it will last.
1069973
Yes, just connect it independently to the batteries(not through the solar charge controller).
1701782
The short answer is no, however with additional controllers, inverters, breakers and fuses any power sources can be combined. Wind, Solar, Hydro electric, even thermal. When combining these power sources to charge batteries it is best to have the experts design a system that will work for your specific application. This will save you money in the end.
1478796
This solar charger only charges mobile devices . This might help. Solar 11-in-1 battery charger . Look for it on amazon.
783171
No, even when the solar charger is fully charged at 100% it can only power up my S4 phone to 70%. Good use for cell phone but not anything else.
891764
The battery charging system is not very reliable, does not hold charge very long. If you leave it on the charger, the batteries will burn up. The generator itself is ok.
1478793
No. There is probably a solar battery charger out there for batteries, but i personally dont know of any alternatively you could get an energizer 15min chargre with the cigarette lighter adapter and then get a solar panel with the cigarette lighter dc plug. Good luck
1828924
I would assume so. It plugs in to your electricity so as long as your generator is running it should work.
1654382
This charge controller will work on wind or solar, but not both. With wind the charge controller must dump to a load when the batteries are charged. If it doesn't dump, the wind generator can over speed and destroy itself. No problem with solar as the controller just limits the charge.
1532431
Yes if used to charge a battery and then power is drawn from the battery for the lights.
75564
No. You would need a 12v battery and use the solar panel to recharge your battery
1612188
Yes..it operates using a nice little battery,and uses a pull cord for backup..but the battery should be charged using the included charger probably 5-6 times a year depending on equipment use.You should know that running the generator does not charge the battery.Luckily,even though I've had the generator for just about a year,I've never lost power!
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I haven't made time to try the new charger - I have a 2000 watt Yamaha generator I wasHoping to use - the charger uses up to 1800 watts - my generator is rated at 1650 continuousI wouldn't even consider a 1000 watt generator!Bottom line is charger will use the mostEnergy on a fully discharged battery set. If you are just topping of batteries it will use less. 1 kw generator - I wouldn't do it!