The solar panel might recharge the unit in six to eight weeks, if a suitable place was available to keep it pointed at the sun during the day. (In other words, it’s absolutely a marketing gimmick, not a real Feature.) (Important note: If sun exposure causes the pack to overheat, thermal runaway could result. So, basically, just don’t go there, mmmkay?)
@chienfou@werehatrack Safety warnings also probably say not to expose to direct sunlight, because the heat from sitting in the sun makes batteries go boom.
30,000mAh, asssuming the simplest 3.6V Li-Poly battery is 108Watt-hr. The solar panel is at best 1W, so only 108 hours in direct sunlight. Figure 5 hours a day and in 20 days, all the rest of the ports will be rusted to the point that the entire thing is an explosion hazard.
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The solar panel might recharge the unit in six to eight weeks, if a suitable place was available to keep it pointed at the sun during the day. (In other words, it’s absolutely a marketing gimmick, not a real Feature.) (Important note: If sun exposure causes the pack to overheat, thermal runaway could result. So, basically, just don’t go there, mmmkay?)
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But:
Would meh lie to us??
@chienfou @werehatrack Safety warnings also probably say not to expose to direct sunlight, because the heat from sitting in the sun makes batteries go boom.
30,000mAh, asssuming the simplest 3.6V Li-Poly battery is 108Watt-hr. The solar panel is at best 1W, so only 108 hours in direct sunlight. Figure 5 hours a day and in 20 days, all the rest of the ports will be rusted to the point that the entire thing is an explosion hazard.
@caffeineguy And that’s if insolation hasn’t heated it into thermal runaway long since. Built-in solar panels like this are such a bad joke.