It's not much sun now.Could I use a lithium non-cargeable 1.5v AA battery in it?
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Not to my knowledge . These light worked well this summer on the grand kids swing set but are dark now . Compared to the white string of solar lights which are still shining .
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I don't think it would be a good idea to expose it to direct sunlight, rain etc. It is plastic and I don't see any gasket's to protect the batteries. It works great inside though. I use it for a night-light in the bathroom for the evenings.
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no...the reason i bought this, is because it can be re-charged in the sun.it does not need batteries. it's fabulous!
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Yes, you can use the 3.7v. I use a rechargeable 3.7v, and it actually produces a brighter light than a standard AA lithium.
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Sorry, I honestly don't remember since I bought it awhile ago. I'd contact the seller for that one; however, I do purchase batteries wholesale, and it doesn't need batteries when charged via the sun. Wish I could be more helpful.
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I fully charge it, then i run it plugged in for several hours didThis all summer. Also the lithium battery is (2) batterries for7.4V @ 800 mAh . They are inside the top cover there is aTriangle security screw but it is removable.
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Yes. A single, non-proprietary rechargeable AA battery.Solar power of the day keeps it charged up, lights up about 5-6 hours after dark. The color-cycling is mesmerizing.
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You could use a Lith battery. When you get the unit test it immediately. The unit I received had a defective manual function.
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As it is a solar powered light I believe I would opt for a battery version. Light has to hit the charge area for it to work.
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I would imagine you will hit the limitations of the battery no matter how much sun it received the day before. I remember seeing my light work as late as 4 AM. You may need to go with a wired solution for anything better.
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GuidoTKPYes, this kit could do the job of just keeping a battery charged (whether on a bike or other places). The real thing to consider is where are you and how much sunlight will it have daily? If you're in a north state where the shed will have a blanket of snow for 3 months or it's cloudy 90% of the time (which may be why you're not riding the bike), then this won't give you much power without the sun. If you're in Arizona or such where you still get plenty of sun, then maybe it will work for you.
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You could use a 9v battery however you'll need to run it through a regulator. The device runs on 5v. You can get a nice 5v power supply here on amazon for around $15 and that you can power with AC.
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Yes, particularly low self-discharge AA's like Sanyo Eneloops. For a compact emergency multi-day outage situation, consider adding a Powerfilm AA (4 AA version) folding solar panel to charge those batteries.
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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.
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Yes, the battery is recharged by a small solar panel; so, it needs to be in the sun.
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I honestly do not know for sure. But I would say that you would want a deep cycle battery (one that can be run out of electricity repeatedly without damage) and this is not a deep cycle battery.
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About the only way that you can manage to effectively run an AC unit on battery power is to have a minimum of 600+W of Solar, installed correctly with shortest possible runs of 6 gauge wire hooked up to no less than 1000ah bank of "Lithium Iron Phosphate" batteries. The Lithium Battery is the key component, its less than half the weight, can draw 50% more power from it, charges to 100% max in a fraction of the time and last 500% longer. http://www.technomadia.com/2012/09/a-year-on-lithium-rv-batteries/ http://www.balqon.com/1000-ahr-lithium-battery/