i'm confused about your comment about having to connect it to a battery. will it power my rooftop solar water heater?
1727182
We use ours to charge the battery for our gate. I don't know if it will keep up with a water heater or not.
1727183
I'm using my solar panel to charge my 12v battery and using the battery to run my 12v mini pump. Works great it keeps the battery always charged.
1727184
I am powering a dc fan in my roof vent using two of them. If you connect to battery you need a charging controller. dc motors dont care to much what the voltage , more on the load
2258468
Yes it works with mine. It comes with several connectors. I use mine for an emergency 20% battery boost when I can't charge. The solar takes quite a while to charge but you can plug itin and it charges pretty quick. I have also left it laying around and it charges by my living eoom light.
1671982
The solar panels connect to a battery. A 12 volt dc water pump can connect directly to the battery if it has the battery terminals or connect to the appropriate size inverter based on the volts of the water pump which is connected to the battery. I have several batteries connected to my two panels. I use it to pump my hydroponics.
1832904
You may need a regular battery charger with instant start mode. I have one of those too, but I prefer the battery tender even if it takes longer, if I can wait. I also have the Tender unit w/a solar panel trickle charging one of my boat's batteries right now. Pete
1879222
Dear Art S,Thank you for your inquiry and interest in Nature Power 40014 6-Watt Solar Powered 12-Volt Battery Trickle Charger.This product, " To trickle charge the battery yes ".DavidClickhere2shop
1404385
This unit generates a regulated 5V at its USB port. It has no idea what type of appliance you connect to it. It is up to your appliance (cell phone or tablet) to monitor its own internal battery status, and stop charging once its internal battery is full. The solar panel on this unit works, but very slowly. It is best to fully recharge its internal battery using an AC-to-USB adapter, then rely on the solar panel only as a trickle charge.
1468499
Its only a 5 Watt panel so no. Running something from a solar panel, without a DC battery, isnt practical anyway if you need any sort of a constant voltage.
1773412
I am not sure if it would work or not. It does not work on my heater. It trips after every 5 minutes of usage. I was very disappointed with it, but for now I will keep it to see if I can use it with other devices. I would check the wattage or amperage limits on it before I buy it. I did not do the research on it, and the information I received on it with device does not include it as best I can tell.
1239097
Yes. You connect the battery with the charge controller. This is only for 12Volt battery. If you have 24volts, you will need to replace the charge controller with a MPPT one.
1321216
This model does not work by solar power. It must be hooked up to a 12 volt outdoor transformer. Hope this helps.
567128
Without seeing the schematic for the hook up, it is hard to advise you. There should be a charge input, that would go to the solar panel. There should be a load, that should be the device you are running, and there should be a battery connection, which is of course the battery. Make sure you observe the correct polarities on all of them. They should me marked + and -. If you are not sure, use a volt-ohm-meter to check.
2090436
I would suspect that you could connect to a battery with a converter. Have not done that. There are solar fans that would not require electric power of any kind. We used this for one summer, took it to a desert location, planning to get a solar fan for it soon.
66954
Not sure I use if for a solar power pack. Measure voltage of battery and the draw from the battery
94778
not a direct answer to your question, but i have run one of these slingers for over a year with out the need for a battery change, so i don't know if you actually need a solar panel.
2014761
I have 120w panel on my cabin roof but the sun doesn't hit it that hard....... I struggle to keep one charged. But the 100w is on the roof of my other little hunting cabin that is in the sun all day and it rocks the batteries no prob. Just all depends on the sun.
1152737
I was not aware of one and I hooked it up without breaking it.If you have a panel in the sun however, I would think that hooking up the batteries and any accessories first would be the right thing to do, followed by the panels connection
748142
This is primarily a 12vdc device. You would need to set up batteries with an inverter to run your AC operated devices, and you will most likley need two or three panels to keep up with the demand.The batteries would need to be enough to run your heat lights all night I am guessing. Knowing (calculating) what your power demand is will be key to proper setup. That will tell you the number and capacity of batteries/inverter you will need and the charging demand you will need taking into account cloudy overcast skies (winter weather, etc..) when a solar panel is not as efficient.