solar powered chargers. Any good??
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solar powered chargers. Any good??
Have seen a few of these for sale now. Just wondered if anybody uses one and if there any good or not??
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Re: solar powered chargers. Any good??
Not really much chop. Had one and don't rate it.
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Re: solar powered chargers. Any good??
Depends on what you think they do!
Charge the battery during the day so you can have all your stuff running in the evening? NOOOOOOOOOOOOOO definately not!! the small 1.5/2.4watt panels aren't going to do that.
Keep your battery from sulphating whilst being parked up for long periods?.....YES! Just the job for keeping low level activity in the cells to stop your batteries dying through lack of use..
Both me and bessie mate use them and neither of us have ever had a dead leisure/starter battery yet! 3 years and counting.
Like I say...depends what you think they do.
You can buy bigger suitecase types that have usable ouput (as in would possibly help top up the leisure during the daytime whilst away) but they are big and expensive.
Martin
Charge the battery during the day so you can have all your stuff running in the evening? NOOOOOOOOOOOOOO definately not!! the small 1.5/2.4watt panels aren't going to do that.
Keep your battery from sulphating whilst being parked up for long periods?.....YES! Just the job for keeping low level activity in the cells to stop your batteries dying through lack of use..
Both me and bessie mate use them and neither of us have ever had a dead leisure/starter battery yet! 3 years and counting.
Like I say...depends what you think they do.
You can buy bigger suitecase types that have usable ouput (as in would possibly help top up the leisure during the daytime whilst away) but they are big and expensive.
Martin
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Re: solar powered chargers. Any good??
Cheers for the quick response. Dont think I will need one then. 
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Re: solar powered chargers. Any good??
Doctor Foster wrote:Cheers for the quick response. Dont think I will need one then.
PM JamesC76 he has Jodrell Bank on't back of his hightop, mind he does have to use his hair straighteners and leccy blankie every night
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Re: solar powered chargers. Any good??
Ian Hulley wrote:Doctor Foster wrote:Cheers for the quick response. Dont think I will need one then.
PM JamesC76 he has Jodrell Bank on't back of his hightop, mind he does have to use his hair straighteners and leccy blankie every night
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