Coleman CL 600 9 Watt 15 Volt Solar Panel Battery Charger Maintainer 72002
March 25, 2009 by admin · Leave a Comment
Designed to protect against natural battery discharge and electronic drain in cars, recreational vehicles, SUVs, and trucks, the Coleman solar 1.5-watt 12-volt deep-cycle charger keeps the 12-volt batteries in the vehicle charged so you can run small appliances such as fluorescent lights, coolers, small TVs, or laptops. The solar charger provides an immediate charge when exposed to daylight, even on cloudy day. Illuminated LEDs lets you know the panel is charging, and mounting screws are included if you choose to fix the panel to the dashboard. Plug-in-play compatible for quick connections, a cigarette lighter adaptor and a battery clamp are also included with the panel. The charger is backed by a 2-year warranty.
What’s in the Box
Solar panel, 10-inch power extension cable, cigarette lighter adapter, battery clamp connector, instruction manual, and 4 mounting screws.
User Ratings and Reviews
4 Stars THIS IS A MISPRINT !! ACTUALLY MORE WATTS
This Coleman unit is rated at 600ma and a total power of 9 Watts. Buyers will be pleasantly surprised. The fair price for weatherproof solar panels is $10/watt…so this one qualifies although has been discontinued. My lack of a full five stars is because Coleman seems to overrate their panels by about 20%…or else they take it down to the equator to measure the power.
4 Stars Solar Panel
The unit is more or less what I expected and appears to be working well for my application as a trickle charger for my deep-cycle marine battery operating an ornamental iorn entry gate. This unit DOES NOT work with the Sunsei Solar Grip bracket which is listed as working with the Coleman Solar Panels (both are ICP Solar products); the bracket extexsions are not long enough. I was able to frabricate a simple clamp for the panel which did work with the bracket however.
Sunsei SE SG1 Solar Grip Solar Panel Mounting Bracket
March 23, 2009 by admin · Leave a Comment
The Sunsei solar grip provides a flexible mounting option for the Sunsei SE400 solar panel or the Coleman CL300 panel. It conveniently provides both pole and deck mounting grips to avoid drilling into the roof of your vehicle or boat or into your deck or fence. The SolarGrip rotates 360 degrees to maximize your panel’s output by positioning your panel right at the sun. Use this grip with boats, RVs, farm machinery, electric fences, and more — it will mount just about anywhere. The box includes a 7/8-inch pole/rail mount, 1 deck clamp, 1 solar panel mounting assembly, and 1 multi-angle positioning arm. It is covered by a 2-year warranty.
User Ratings and Reviews
4 Stars Solar Grip
This is a well made product and comes with enough mounting accessories to satisy most applications. I recommend this product, but it DOES NOT work with the COLEMAN CL-600 Solar Charger (both are ICP Solar products) as advertised. The COLEMAN CL-600 is several inches too long for this bracket. I was able to frabicate a simlple clamp for the panel which worked so I kept the mounting bracket and it is working well.
3 Stars Agree in general with other reviews
This bracket is expensive given the quality of the bracket. However, there are several versions of clamps included which is great….if they fit your needs. Like the other reviewer says, if your application requires a bigger size, these will do you no good. The included clamps should have bigger ranges and tolerances to be more adaptable. I would buy this again, as it is simpler than building something myself.
3 Stars Sunsei Solar Grip Solar Panel Mounting Bracket #SE-SG1 (
I’m using this on my boat like advertised but am baffled by the small size of clamp included for the stern pulpit on my boat. Almost all boats have 1 inch dia. pulpits and stantions. This is 3/4″ or less. It’s useless. However I did use the other with limited success.
Coleman CL 600 9 Watt 15 Volt Solar Panel Battery Charger Maintainer 72002
March 22, 2009 by admin · Leave a Comment
The Coleman Solar Charger CL-600 provides immediate charge when exposed to daylight, even on cloudy days. It charges your 12V RV, boat or truck batteries so you can run small appliances such as fluorescent lights, coolers, small TV’s, or laptops.
User Ratings and Reviews
4 Stars THIS IS A MISPRINT !! ACTUALLY MORE WATTS
This Coleman unit is rated at 600ma and a total power of 9 Watts. Buyers will be pleasantly surprised. The fair price for weatherproof solar panels is $10/watt…so this one qualifies although has been discontinued. My lack of a full five stars is because Coleman seems to overrate their panels by about 20%…or else they take it down to the equator to measure the power.
4 Stars Solar Panel
The unit is more or less what I expected and appears to be working well for my application as a trickle charger for my deep-cycle marine battery operating an ornamental iorn entry gate. This unit DOES NOT work with the Sunsei Solar Grip bracket which is listed as working with the Coleman Solar Panels (both are ICP Solar products); the bracket extexsions are not long enough. I was able to frabricate a simple clamp for the panel which did work with the bracket however.
