Solar Car Battery Chargers
April 3, 2009 by admin · Leave a Comment
No matter how long your vehicle sits between starts, keep your battery ready with a sun-powered trickle charge. Model 135 connects to car and truck batteries via a 12V cigarette lighter plug to provide a generous 135mA, 15V charge ? even through windshields and clouds. Model 400 provides a 400mA, 15V flow to trucks, tractors, RVs and medium-sized boats. For larger applications, two or more 400 panels connect in seconds. Both models are weather/rust/shock/UVresistant and include cigarette lighter adapters, battery clamps, and suction cups for ?plug-and-play? use. Model 400 has a charge indicator and also includes terminal rings and connector wires. Not intended for unprotected outdoor use. 135 is 3/4″H x 5″W x 151/2″L. 400 is 11/4″H x 15″W x 19″L. UK/China.
Coleman CL 100 1 5 Watt 15 Volt Solar Panel Battery Trickle Charger 72000
March 28, 2009 by admin · Leave a Comment
Designed to protect against natural battery discharge and electronic drain in cars, light trucks, vans, ATVs, PWCs, small boats, snowmobiles, riding mowers, tractors and SUVs, the Coleman solar 1.5-watt 12-volt battery charger sends a constant maintenance level charge to the battery to insure against dead batteries. The solar charger provides an immediate charge when exposed to daylight, even on cloudy day. The charger is plug-in-play compatible for quick connections, and 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, cigarette lighter adapter, battery clamp connector, instruction manual, and a set of mounting suction cups.
User Ratings and Reviews
1 Star This is not a charger.
I purchased one of these in the hope it could trickle-charge a car battery over a few days. It won’t. It produces such a small current in full sunlight that it can only maintain the existing charge of a battery. If you have a flat battery and you leave this plugged in for a few days, you’ll still have a flat battery.
1 Star NOT WEATHERPROOF
Regardless of what the Amazon listing says (and I asked them to change it over a month ago and still haven’t) this product is NOT weatherproof. When you open the package the literature about the product specifically states that it is “not for use outdoors”. You have to pay more to get a weatherproof model.
1 Star dont buy it to charge
this doesn’t charge at all i bought to charge a 12 volt battery- then when i got it found its only a maintainer. FALSE ADVERTISING
2 Stars Disappointing - especially from Coleman
The product description states clearly that this little device can be used in all weather conditions.
When unpacked, this does not appear to be the case, and when you read the instructions, on the bottom of the page in small print it says that the product in NOT to be used outdoors unprotected!
For a device that is meant to keep a battery ‘topped up’, typically devices that are not near shelter (snow blowers, tractors, automatic entrance gates, etc) this seems like a fatal design flaw!
Other than that - the device seems to work fine as a trickle charger.
Sunsei SE 150 2 25 Watt 15 Volt Solar Panel Battery Charger Maintainer 25003
March 21, 2009 by admin · Leave a Comment
Sunsei SE-150 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 150 on your car’s dashboard (or attach it to the window using included suction cups) and keep the battery charged. Our solar panels are specially designed to work through glass.
Sunsei Solar 2 Watt 12 Volt Charger SE 135
March 13, 2009 by admin · Leave a Comment
The Sunsei Solar 2-watt 12-volt charger protects against natural battery discharge and electronic drain in cars, boats and other small vehicles. Mounting virtually anywhere, this solar battery charger provides immediate trickle-charge when exposed to daylight, even through windows or a windshield. Even when you are miles away from the nearest electrical hook-up, you can keep your batteries charged. From maintaining boat batteries in storage to extending trolling time for fishers, the Sunsei Solar battery charger is the perfect solution, and also works great for small farm equipment and RVs.
What’s in the Box
12-volt charger, cigarette lighter adapter, battery clamps, suction cups
User Ratings and Reviews
5 Stars Great Charger For ATV , Cycle, or Tractor
Charger works great, comes with suction cups for window placement. Entire system is plug and play with well built O-ringed connectors to a variety of attachments such as lighter plugs and alligator clamps.
Can order cable accessory kit separately (I did) which gives you extension cables and some additional connectors.
Started with my ATV during winter storage. Now I have units on my Boat, & Tractor as well. Equipment is now ready for use at all times. No more dealing with rotating my trickle charger and dead batteries. Batteries are maintained without the worry of boil off.
Strongly Recommended - company builds a quality product.
5 Stars Great solution for a problem
Mounted easily on inside of windshield of pickup I seldom use. I have killed 2 batteries in the past by allowing them to discharge too much. This unit keeps the battery fully charged at all times. It’s great.
1 Star A waste of money
While the product claims it will not drain a car battery, it did exactly that. Amazon refused to take the product back.
3 Stars Works
Packaging: OK
Visual Defects: None
Installation: Easy
Suction Cup: Bit weak
Button to Check if adequate sunlite is available: Very good
Performance: OK
Tried on BMW 525i
5 Stars Automobile Sunsei Solar Panel
I purchased this item to keep the battery charged in a second car while away this winter. It appears Sunsei Solar 2-Watt 12-Volt Charger #SE-135to be a high quality product but only time will tell how effective it is. Sunsei is a major manufacturer of solar panels. A word of caution: Check to make certain that your car’s 12 volt outlet is “constant on” and not connected to the automatic timed power shutoff found in many cars today.
Sunsei SE 150 2 25 Watt 15 Volt Solar Panel Battery Charger Maintainer 25003
March 13, 2009 by admin · Leave a Comment
Sunsei SE-150 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 150 on your car’s dashboard (or attach it to the window using included suction cups) and keep the battery charged. Our solar panels are specially designed to work through glass.
