Salop Matt Posted June 19, 2018 Report Share Posted June 19, 2018 Folks, Aldi have some solar panel's on offer for about £30, Has anyone tried them ? We have been thinking of trying one on the battery that powers the fencer unit for the fence around our pen. The more we can prolong the battery life the better ! ATB Matt Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
figgy Posted June 19, 2018 Report Share Posted June 19, 2018 When i looked at them in the past the current it could produce was very very little and would not charge the battery i needed for a caravan alarm. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teal Posted June 19, 2018 Report Share Posted June 19, 2018 In your case where around a pen, and just for summer use probably not too bad, and will prolong. I went for a bigger panel off eBay and a waterproof charge controller (need to stop the battery from frying if you use a charging panel size eg 20W) rather than maintaining which is what the Aldi one should do. I use mine for sheep electric fence so need all year round charging. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bruno22rf Posted June 19, 2018 Report Share Posted June 19, 2018 Just in case you were considering one for your car - they do not work on many cars - to check you need to see if your cigarette lighter works with the ignition OFF - if it does then you should be ok. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnnytheboy Posted August 7, 2018 Report Share Posted August 7, 2018 On 20/06/2018 at 00:48, bruno22rf said: Just in case you were considering one for your car - they do not work on many cars - to check you need to see if your cigarette lighter works with the ignition OFF - if it does then you should be ok. Most come with crocodile clips you can connect direct to the battery! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bruno22rf Posted August 7, 2018 Report Share Posted August 7, 2018 But then your bonnet is up and the panel is outside the car? Unless you thread it thru the dash which would be a pain - I think the output is so low that they are not much use on a car battery. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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