Sunsei SE-170 Solar Battery Charger for Cars, Boats and other Small Vehicles – There’s nothing more frustrating than returning from holiday only to discover that your car won’t start! Solar power puts an end to the practice of plugging in your car. Now you can maintain your car battery using the light of day. Simply place a Sunsei Solar Battery Charger SE 170 on your car’s dashboard (or attach it to the window using included suction cups) and keep the battery charged. Our solar panels are specia… check this out…
- 2.25-Watt (150mA, 15-Volt) trickle charger to protects against natural battery discharge and electronic drain
- Easy to install and mounts almost anywhere using included suction cups
- Touch-action indicator
- Continues charging in indirect light
- Includes cigarette lighter adaptor, battery clamps and suction cups
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Questions…
Has anybody used a solar panel to charge an ipod?
I want to know if i can use the white cable that comes with the ipod to connect it to a solar panel and charge my ipod
Answers…
Answer by sp33dstix
Well it is possible and I am sure people have done it before. Only problem that I can see with this is to prevent power surges to your ipod. Also if you do construct one of these make sure to MATCH UP THE VOLTAGES~
If you don’t there is a potential(no pun intended) to do some big damage to your ipod.
Try to look up some circuits used for solar panels to prevent these surges.
Here is someone who has done it before:
http://www.reuk.co.uk/Solar-iPod-Charger.htm
It is a really simple circuit that uses a 6 volt solar panel and a voltage regulator to get it down to 5 volts.
Google:
“diy ipod solar charger”
for more info.
Also to improve on your design, I would KEEP the original ipod cable AS IS and use a femal usb port in the circuit. That way you can use this solar charger for any usb device.
http://www.electronics123.net/amazon/pictures/cc088b.jpg
Why waste a perfectly good over priced IPOD cable?
Take Care !
I purchased this for trickle charging the battery on my tractor. It tends to sit (covered) in a sunny spot, and, it is an electricity hog when I use the lights on it. It has worked well for about a month maintaining the charge on the battery, making up for the poor output of the old generator on the tractor, and boosting the starting and lighting power.
This unit provides a constance 0.15 amp charge. I have a few concerns. I hooked up a high quality voltmeter to it and the charge read somewhere between 16 volts and 18 volts (off the scale on my volt meter). Under a load (once connected to the battery) it may read a lower voltage but I have not measured it under load.
My other concern is that this does not have any kind of voltage regulator. When your battery reaches its full charge there is a possibility of overcharging the battery.
In any event, it charges a battery over a period of about four days and keeps it charged.
A real plus to this unit is that it is accompanied by an excellent array of leads. It has an extension cord that is about 8 feet long. There are four types of leads enclosed with the package.
The first are bare wires (+ and – (red & black)) that, on the other end, plug into the unit or the extension cord.
The second are a set of alligator clips (+ and – (red & black)) that, on the other end, plug into the unit or the extension cord.
The third is a male cigar lighter adapter that plugs into the unit or the extension cord.
The fourth is a female cigar lighter adapter that plugs into the unit or the extension cord.
All of the connections and leads are of good to high quality.
With these attachments, you have the versatility you need to hook it up to any vehicle or 12v battery.
This is well worth the $50 (approximate cost plus shipping).
sometimes I leave my radar detector plugged in by mistake.
In my truck, it prevents the battery from going down. Doesn’t
work or fit well in cars that don’t have a flat area on the dash.
yes, i have used a colapsable solar panel to charge my cell phone and it comes with a usb adapter so im sure you could charge an Ipod with it.
I use it all the time works great.