It occurred to me today, wouldn't it be nifty to have a solar powered charger for cordless tool batteries.
A Makita charger only needs 60w. How big a panel would you need to run that?
This time next year Rodney...
Mar 06, 2009
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About ten times the size of your van!
Peter
I thought there might be a snag...
In message , The Medway Handyman wrote
Approx. 1m x 0.5m @ £300 if the sun shines, otherwise something larger and more expensive.
And even bigger at night!
Whats wrong with an inverter to run the mains one from your van ?
'Swot I do....
Nothing. I just thought the solar panel was a nifty idea.
So does Greenpeace:-)
Adam
The Medway Handyman laid this down on his screen :
Quite big, quite expensive and you would also need an inverter, plus a
12v battery to receive the output and an inverter.
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is that 65W output when it's located in Kent or Kenya?
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much !!!
Also the front page of the ad states 16v output, and the technical blurb states 6v. Which is correct?
Another lump of kit adds on another £43 as well.
Quite expensive for what it does in respect of the OPs needs.
£45 for a 500w inverter off Fleabay does for me.Join the Discussion
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