Hello, I am trying to power my radio using a 9v, 112mA (1 watt) RadioShack solar panel. It is shown on the site that the radio will only draw 40mA max, however when using this solar panel in broad daylight, it will not power the radio. Any suggestions?
Solar Panel Cat.No. is 2770050
The radio works perfectly fine on a 9v battery.
Found a cold solder joint on the solar panel end, it works fine now.
However I have yet another question, if you cover even a small part of the solar panel the radio shuts off, what kind of storage should I try putting on the board so it doesn’t shut off with a bit of shade? I don’t know much about recharging batteries and I want to make sure it is safe.
Hi,
I tried to find that part number on Radio Shack’s site.
That was not a good number
I did find (2) 1 Watt panels.
Their voltages were 4.5 and 6 volt.
You should check the output of that panel.
Here’s a link to the product guide of their solar panels, maybe they don’t make them anymore, I bought it from ebay.
radioshack.com/graphics/uc/r … _PM_EN.pdf
I just need a way to have it store energy now so it doesn’t cut out as soon as the solar panel gets covered. Would it be possible to use a 9v NiMH battery such as this one?
[quote=“Racerboy”]Found a cold solder joint on the solar panel end, it works fine now.
However I have yet another question, if you cover even a small part of the solar panel the radio shuts off, what kind of storage should I try putting on the board so it doesn’t shut off with a bit of shade? I don’t know much about recharging batteries and I want to make sure it is safe.[/quote]
Hello,
Can you please give me the necessary steps for solar panel installation??
Thanks in advance.
Thanks