I have (2) 22010 Sunlinq solar panels and I decided to try one out today. Each is rate at 12W 12V 800mA. My batteries in my Xbox controller ran out so I figure I would charge them with my solar panel. I had good sun this morning. When I hooked everything together the 'Ready' wishy-washy was lit for about 10 seconds, next the 'Charge' lights in both bays of my charger began blinking. I switched the battery to the other bay, but got the same result so I took them inside and plugged like charger and batteries into the wall outlet and they started charging and finally finished. I tested my solar panel in good morning sun and get 15+ Volts. Does that sound probable? I bought some expensive Rechargeable batteries and would like them not to be destroyed. I read the instructions that come with the charger and it says it has a Bad Cell Detection characteristic and will flash the 'Charge' lights when a bad battery is detected. But they work fine when plugged into the wall outlet. I am a novice contained by the area so any help is appreciated.
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I think I'm missing something here. The solar panels put out 15VDC, the outlet within your house is putting out 120VAC. How are you connecting to the solar panel to the charger, is there an inverter or adapter in the mix?
so - what sort of batteries are they - NiCad Li-Ion or what?
What sort of batteries is your solar charger intended for?
What sort of battery is your mains charger intended for?
They all have different charge/discharge charcteristics, and necessitate different charging regimes (e.g. constant current or constant voltage) - you gotta pick the right charger for your batteries.
How were you connecting your battery to the solar panels? If you were connecting them directly to the 12V output from the panels you be probably overloading the panels and causing the voltage to drop. You could probably charge 10 NiMH or NiCd batteries contained by series. The voltage of the batteries would add up to 12 volts and be fairly compatible next to your solar cells. If you connected them in parallel so the voltage of the batteries be still 1.2 volts and could easily take far more than the 800 mA your solar panels put out. This would lead to the voltage from the solar panels to drop and the panels would assume a bad freestyle and blink the warning.
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I think I'm missing something here. The solar panels put out 15VDC, the outlet within your house is putting out 120VAC. How are you connecting to the solar panel to the charger, is there an inverter or adapter in the mix?
so - what sort of batteries are they - NiCad Li-Ion or what?
What sort of batteries is your solar charger intended for?
What sort of battery is your mains charger intended for?
They all have different charge/discharge charcteristics, and necessitate different charging regimes (e.g. constant current or constant voltage) - you gotta pick the right charger for your batteries.
How were you connecting your battery to the solar panels? If you were connecting them directly to the 12V output from the panels you be probably overloading the panels and causing the voltage to drop. You could probably charge 10 NiMH or NiCd batteries contained by series. The voltage of the batteries would add up to 12 volts and be fairly compatible next to your solar cells. If you connected them in parallel so the voltage of the batteries be still 1.2 volts and could easily take far more than the 800 mA your solar panels put out. This would lead to the voltage from the solar panels to drop and the panels would assume a bad freestyle and blink the warning.
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