What are the power requirements for charging this battery? I would like to know if this can be charged with a solar charger, if so which one?
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Not sure, it won't even hold a charge when plugged in to domestic power...do not buy it!
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Buy a Solar charge controller 10 watts to the battery after you hook it up via the instructions that come with it. Cost for controller was eleven bucks. No chance of overcharging your battery. The thing ,35 watt panel, charges my battery in about 6hrs.
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I've seen some discussions where there was a regulator required for use with solar chargers in some situations. Had the same issue with my lawn tractor; no charge after 8 hours in the sun. But it works fine for other batteries... go figure. May want to ask someone at your cycle shop about how to use this. And the other responders are right, if your battery is stone dead this thing isn't gonna help you. I found a 6A Stanley charger at Lowe's for $25 to use on the lawn tractor.
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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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All Depend on what you are using the solar system for. I have two of these battery charging a small fish pond with total of four pumps, that not of enough battery. I have 200 watt system, use as many battery of same size as you can afford. Good Luck
384108
Hi! I did not try, but its capacity is 6000 mAh, so it should fully charge &lt;= 6000 mAh battery notebook. My notebook has 5200, for example.
527335
The battery is just a normal nimh type battery so that is the issue.Take the solar part out of the equation and treat it like its just another charger.
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You would be better served to get one of the solar battery tenders (very low cost - sold here on Amazon also). It uses a small solar panel made specifically for charging car/motorcycle batteries. Cheers!
1083905
i can take a guess. i have never come across an 1120amp/Hr battery before, unles you have a few in parale. you will need more than 12 volts, about 13 to charge that battery. most likelly about 12 hours with no load on the battery. you'll need a solar panel that's over 140 watts to charge those battery's. hope this helps. GOOD LUCK .:-)
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Yes, it can be charged with the solar charger. You will need the Micro USB cord to be compatible with the input to the anker external battery. This external battery usually takes about 6-8 hours to charge so I am not sure how feasible this charging method would be.
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The panel does not output 5W like the specs and other reviewers suggest. The integrated *battery pack* outputs 5W, but the panel itself seems to only output in the range of 1W to 1.5W.From the specs directly from the manufacturer, the battery is 2200mah, and it takes the panel 10 hours to charge it. If you work the math out, that means it charges 220mah per hour, which would be 220ma of current @ around 5V (maybe slightly higher?), 5v * .22a = 1.1WJust because the unit has the capability to output at 5W, doesn't mean it can collect power from the sun comparable to a 5W panel. The panel does not output 5W like the specs and other reviewers suggest. The integrated *battery pack* outputs 5W, but the panel itself seems to only output in the range of 1W to 1.5W.From the specs directly from the manufacturer, the battery is 2200mah, and it takes the panel 10 hours to charge it. If you work the math out, that means it charges 220mah per hour, which would be 220ma of current @ around 5V (maybe slightly higher?), 5v * .22a = 1.1WJust because the unit has the capability to output at 5W, doesn't mean it can collect power from the sun comparable to a... » Read More The panel does not output 5W like the specs and other reviewers suggest. The integrated *battery pack* outputs 5W, but the panel itself seems to only output in the range of 1W to 1.5W.From the specs directly from the manufacturer, the battery is 2200mah, and it takes the panel 10 hours to charge it. If you work the math out, that means it charges 220mah per hour, which would be 220ma of current @ around 5V (maybe slightly higher?), 5v * .22a = 1.1WJust because the unit has the capability to output at 5W, doesn't mean it can collect power from the sun comparable to a 5W panel. « Show Less
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HI, Might did not come with a solar charger. I am not sure if it can be hooked up to one or not.
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It will charge a power source which will charge a laptop. If you are not knowledgable about solar generator systems I would not recommend purchasing this unit as it is only one component of the whole system. There are all in one portable charging systems out there. You can get a decent one for a couple hundred.
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I do not know for sure. I think if the solar panels can charge a gel battery you could. This is a great battery and runs our trolling motor for 5 hours. I want to put this battery on my trailer and plan to use solar.
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This battery is a bear. On a slow trickle it takes about a week with a 1.5amp battery tender. I think that any slow charging is good, but I would be hesitant to have solar be my primary source. I have toyed with the idea of getting a panel, but usually don't stay out long enough to justify it. These are great batteries though. I have two in parallel, and they go for days with about five years on them.
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Yes, I use a large panel at home and it can fully charge the batteries in about two hours in direct sunlight. I have a small 40watt panel that I used out in the field and it kept my ham radio running all day without a decrease in stored battery power.
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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