can you hook it to a battery if it isnt charged with sunlight?
1735621
The Solar Panel you could hook up to a battery but I don't think the light because it has a battery already in it. I would not mess with it!
953306
Probabally not unless it was very close to the light. Indirect sunlight outdoors is not enough. However, this is a great choice for outdoors and it sure beats batteries and an on/off switch!
1878730
You would also need a Solar Charge Controller & a Battery. Check YouTube for instructions.
1879224
Sure. It is more so a battery maintainer. It will however charge a battery, but several days and lots of sun needed.
2263670
yes with a direct wire connection (not an outlet plug)... with a battery back up
2164585
This item can be connected directly to a 12 volt battery. You would need to provide a charging source for the battery.
1555809
yes you can,I bought some solar lights that had very low voltage batteries and it charged them just fine.
737104
No. It is solar powered only, but you wouldn't need an alternate source to charge from unless you're staying in an underground bunker. Even a few hours being outside on a cloudy day is enough to run it through the night continuously.
1220611
So long as you had bright sun -- you might get it if it was strapped onto a rack bag. You can also charge it with a micro usb to usb charging cable. If you have a small usb charger for your phone, for example, you could plug it in occasionally to top it off.
1882772
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.
1311798
(Addendum to previous answer). Of course, you need to leave it in sunlight to recharge the batteries...forgot to mention that in my previous response.
1147716
Mine works fine using the solar. I did notice the charge doesn't last long after the sun goes down though.
590598
Yes. Charges in the sunlight for a couple days under direct sunlight. You will see a red sensor light @night when motion is detected.
1608856
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.
1871248
No. Unfortunately, it really needs absolute, direct sunlight. There are some more expensive ones that can charge or maintain a charge in partial sunlight or cloudy conditions, but not this one. We had it overseas on a 2 month hike and it was not useful. Hope this helps.
721724
yes, just connect the solar charger to the battery whenever you want to charge the battery.
495864
You can install an inverter to your battery and use the solar to charge it. You can not run an inverter directly from the solar panels.