Has anyone used solar power with rechargeable batteries ?
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What does that do? I thought they bith be an independent sources, solar power is solar power amd doesnt need batterries and vise versa
1147716
Mine works fine using the solar. I did notice the charge doesn't last long after the sun goes down though.
247972
No, my Sunforce 5 watt solar charger has been connected to my batteries for two years with no problem.
703999
I don't see why that would not work. Although it might take a while to recharge with that solar kit if you are using ac power heavily.
1720479
We've been using rechargables too, with no problems. Good to hear others are also.
1924542
Yes, it worked perfectly and my solar configuration consisted of an inexpensive solar charger, a 100 watt solar panel and a single marine 700 amp battery. The computer system hardly drew enough energy to lower the available amp hours after a couple hours of use. Power Bright APS-12 has performed perfectly for the past year and is used on a daily basis.
1282075
I've been using rechargeable batteries since purchasing it about six months ago. Works great.
2177277
Yes you can use rechargeable batteries but they won't last as long as the lithium
1555809
yes you can,I bought some solar lights that had very low voltage batteries and it charged them just fine.
654224
We use the batteries in an RV as the house batteries. On the road they take a charge from the truck alternator, when parked we have a converter/charger that is connected to AC power at the campsite. Therefore I can say that you can charge the batteries without using solar power. Hope this information helps you.
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Ruth, I have not experienced this type of battery. Howver, we have over 15 solar lights in our gardens and I never use the specifically recommended batteries. All our lights use the regular rechargeable duracell or energizer batteries. We never have to recharge, as the solar energy keeps them charged. We experience much brighter lights constantly. Another idea, if you want more light at light, take off the inside mantle exposing the bulbs. Hope this helps.
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I have had luck recharging batteries when it was cloudy, but was summertime and I had more than 16 hours of charge time. I also use high quality batteries, but I don't know if that helps any.
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We use Duracell batteries and have used it for several hours. We have not used rechargeable batteries with it.
1691735
Yes, they are built-in non-replaceable batteries that recharge based on sunlight.
1235306
I believe it all depends on how much draw you are going to have. I connected two of these batteries to an old farmhouse's electric system via an invertor and basically ran lights (mostly LEDs) and charged my laptop, cell, ran a radio or two. My solar panels only produce 120 watts. I never had the batteries completely drained or even close to that and they worked fine. I would prefer to have more than two in the future so as to have more reserve when cloudy periods are extensive.Hope this helps!
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Dear Kene,No. Rechargeable batteries have to use a dedicated battery charger.Regards
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No it does not work on solar power you will need to charge it with the micro usb cable either plugged into your pc or any 5v power supply from your phone. Hope this helps