Sunforce 50044 60-Watt Solar Charging Kit List Price: $599.99 Sale Price: $289.95 Average Rating:

Description

The Sunforce 50044 60 Watt Solar Charging Kit gives you another reason to love the sun -- it'll help keep your batteries charged. This kit is excellent for cabins, remote power, back-up power, and 12-volt battery charging. The kit includes a PVC mounting frame, 7 Amp charge controller, 200-watt inverter, and wiring/connection cables. And with the built-in blocking diode technology, this charger kit is designed to protect against battery discharge at night. You can also use this kit to maintain the charge on any 12-volt battery for clean, silent operation of various electronics, such as deer feeders and landscaping pumps. The 50044 features a built-in ultra-bright blue LED charging indicator, and is a great choice for automobiles, recreational vehicles (RV), tractors, all terrain vehicles (ATV), boats, electric fences, telemetry and more, and it is even effective on cloudy days. This battery charger kit is made of durable ABS plastic and amorphous solar cells and has a maximum temperature range of -40 to 176-degrees Fahrenheit.

The Sunforce 50044 60-Watt Solar Charging Kit gives you several more reasons to love the sun. It provides the power you need, while helping you save money and protect the environment. This kit is ideal for cabins, recreational vehicles, remote power, back-up power, and 12-volt battery charging. It comes with everything you need to start producing up to 60 Watts/4 Amps of clean, free power in all weather conditions. Sunforce kits are easy to set up and operate. Convenient Power That Helps You Save Money and Protect the Environment The Sunforce 50044 60-Watt Solar Charging Kit lets you harness the power of the sun, the most powerful and plentiful source of energy available to us. This inexhaustible supply of power is freely available wherever the sun shines, and gives users the freedom to power their homes, RVs, boats, batteries, and electronic equipment far from civilization or right in town. Solar power can help cut your energy bills by reducing your dependence on the main electrical grid, and can also provide back-up power during outages. Unlike nuclear and fossil fuels, solar power systems are clean and pollution-free, and they require very little maintenance to operate. Sunforce Solar Panels are effective in areas of both high and lowersun exposure, making them ideal for use in the United States. View Larger Everything You Need to Power Up The Sunforce 50044 60-Watt Solar Charging Kit has everything you need to start generating power. It includes four (4) 15-Watt amorphous solar panels with durable mounting frames, a 200-Watt modified sine wave power inverter, a 7-Amp solar charge controller, and a wiring kit with accessories for easy installation. With built-in blocking diode technology, this solar charging kit is designed to protect against battery discharge at night. You can also use this kit to maintain the charge on any 12-Volt battery for clean, silent operation of various electronics, such as deer feeders and landscaping pumps. The included charge controller features a built-in ultra-bright blue LED charging indicator, and is a great choice for automobiles, recreational vehicles, tractors, all-terrain vehicles, boats, electric fences, telemetry and more. About Amorphous Solar Power Amorphous solar panels are created by spraying silicon on to glass in very thin layers, and are commonly known as thin film solar panels. This process allows them to be better at generating electricity in all lighting conditions, including cloudy or shady environments. Sunforce amorphous solar panels are weatherproof and suitable for outdoor use. They have a maximum operating temperature range of -40 to 176-degrees Fahrenheit, require virtually no maintenance, and are also effective on cloudy days. They can even withstand impacts from one-inch hailstones at 50 miles-per-hour. Solar panels convert sunlight into an electric current, they do not store power. Sunforce Solar Charging Kits are primarily used to recharge 12-Volt batteries (not included), which store and provide usable power. The included 200-Watt power inverter allows you to use traditional 110-Volt appliances with this system. The included Sunforce 7-Amp Solar Charge Controller must be installed to prevent any connected batteries from overcharging. Once fully charged, it is normal for the charge controller LED to turn off and on as the battery voltage fluctuates from the discharge/recharge cycle.

Features

• Amorphous solar charging kit provides up to 60-Watts of clean, free, renewable power
• Designed for RVs, cabins, homes, boats, back-up and remote power use, and more
• Weatherproof, durable solar panels can withstand impacts from hailstones travelling 50 miles-per-hour
• Includes four 15-Watt solar panels with durable mounting frames, a 200-Watt power inverter, a 7-Amp solar charge controller, and a wiring kit with accessories for easy installation
• Built-in, ultra-bright blue LED charging indicator

Reviews

Watch Video Here: http://www.amazon.com/review/R7FYELDQBGXVW Sunforce 60-Watt Solar Charging Kit + a Marine Battery + 2 plastic boxes is a complete outdoor power center! I love it.......

I bought the sunforce 60 watt solar panels for my travel trailer to keep the trailer batteries charged and so far I have only had to use two panels. I used all four when I was camping and the panels did a good job in keeping my batteries up during the day.

We have them on our black shingle roof. Gets sun All day. We have run a line inside the house. Hooks up to marine battery, then inverter. We can charge our lap top once a day, run fan for at least 6 hours, Charge a cell phone and blue tooth a day. Also have a 15 watt light on for at least 4 hours a day. I love this. I fell great giving less to the power company. I'm totally electric and my bill has been getting higher for the past 2 years. I hope to be getting a tankless hot water heater power with solar. This kit is a great way to start collecting your own energy! I would toss the screws that they send and get better screws. That's it. Valerie & Don

I am using my panels for pumping water in a garden stream. After getting the angle right on the panels they charged my 12-volt, deep-cycle, marine battery quickly. The wiring and connections were easy and the regulator works fine. The inverter supplied with the kit is trash, never worked at all for me, and the support frame for the panels is pretty rickety. But, overall, not a bad deal for the money!

The kit was a good idea, but lacked in the follow through. This would've made a very good cheap starter kit as it includes everything but batteries. Unfortunately only about half of the panels produced any real voltage. I tried once to have it replaced, and it was replaced with panels that suffered similar issues. I suppose I could keep getting them replaced until they get it right, but then how would it perform after being mounted to the roof and exposed to the elements?

American Red Cross FR150 Microlink Solar-Powered, Self-Powered AM/FM/Weatherband Portable Radio with Flashlight and Cell Phone Charger (Red) List Price: $40.00 Sale Price: $32.99 Average Rating:

Description

Solar-Powered, Self-Powered AM/FM/Weatherband Portable Radio with Flashlight and Cell Phone Charger. The Microlink brings together some of the most popular features of our Voicelink, in a more compact design. This ultra-portable device is ideal to have on hand when you're roughing it. It also makes a great addition to any emergency-preparedness kit. No plugs or wires are required. Instead, turn the hand crank to power the Microlink, or capture the sun's energy and run it on solar power. You'll always know what's going on, thanks to the AM, FM and weather bands. You can also tune in to the FCC and EAS public alert systems. Add the flashlight, the cell phone charger and you've got one versatile little device.

Features

• AM (520-1710 KHz), FM (87-108MHz), NOAA weather on all 7 channels. Built-in hand crank power generator recharges the internal rechargeable
• From solar power, the built-in rechargeable Ni-MH battery that takes charge from the dynamo crank and from an AC adapter (not included).
• Built-in cell phone charger, Earphone jack 3.5 mm socket, Cell phone charger output jack.
• Power source: solar power; built-in rechargeable Ni-MH battery pack
• Weight: 7.5 oz. and 200 g. Accessories: owner's manual, warranty card, preparedness guide, card for cell phone tip.

Reviews

This item is great to have for emergency. This small radio have a multi functional proposal. The design is robust for resist a shock. I recommend other person for buy this item to be prepare for any situation, you don't know when you go to use it. I say just be prepare. Only 90% of the functions you can use if you live out of the U.S., because the weather band channel is not working out the U.S. I live on the island of Curacao that's why I know that the weather band channel isn't working outside the U.S. Even if you don't live in the U.S. I recommend you to buy the Eton MicrolinkFR160.

The reception of the A.M. stations went dead when I released the tuning wheel. E-mailed the company, they said that I should send the radio to a repair shop. That was not helpful at all.

The unit doesn't come with the necessary parts to charge a cell phone (although the instructions tell you to use a certain piece). When I called the company they admitted they don't include the necessary piece, but promised to send it to me ASAP. AFTER A MONTH AND NUMEROUS PHONE CALLS, WHAT A SURPRISE, NO PIECE ARRIVED! Don't waste your money if you want to use this to charge a cell phone.

I bought the radio for emergencies, but I do listen to it in the house and I get a good reception. I like the size and love the color, good flash light. Overall a good emergency radio.

Bought this as a Christmas gift--have not had feedback on how it works. Shipping was prompt.