batmanacw
Enlightened
I bought a super cheap solar powered shed light from Harbor Freight. It is functional, but that is about all I would say about it.
This is a link to the light.
http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/ctaf/displayitem.taf?Itemnumber=95573
I know its crap, but I just wanted it for when the power goes out.
The solar panel is a battery charger that comes with 4 AA Ni Cad 500 Mah rechargeables. It has a cable that plugs into the light.
I want to know if it would hurt to put 2500 Mah Energizers into the charger? Would they draw more power and cause damage?
This light only runs about 90 min with a 4 watt florescent. If I am not an idiot, wouldn't it run 5 times longer with the good rechargables?
If you want to give a speech on not buying cheap stuff, save it for someone who cares. I just wanted to see how it would work, and to start getting an idea of how to work with solar panels. Just a cheap experiment.
I will probaly buy a decent sized solar panel soon, but that is not in the budget for another few months.
This is a link to the light.
http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/ctaf/displayitem.taf?Itemnumber=95573
I know its crap, but I just wanted it for when the power goes out.
The solar panel is a battery charger that comes with 4 AA Ni Cad 500 Mah rechargeables. It has a cable that plugs into the light.
I want to know if it would hurt to put 2500 Mah Energizers into the charger? Would they draw more power and cause damage?
This light only runs about 90 min with a 4 watt florescent. If I am not an idiot, wouldn't it run 5 times longer with the good rechargables?
If you want to give a speech on not buying cheap stuff, save it for someone who cares. I just wanted to see how it would work, and to start getting an idea of how to work with solar panels. Just a cheap experiment.
I will probaly buy a decent sized solar panel soon, but that is not in the budget for another few months.