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?


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Dave - The Medway Handyman
www.medwayhandyman.co.uk

"The Medway Handyman" wrote in message
...
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?


--
Dave - The Medway Handyman
www.medwayhandyman.co.uk



About ten times the size of your van!

Peter

Peter Andrews wrote:
"The Medway Handyman" wrote in
message ...
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?


--
Dave - The Medway Handyman
www.medwayhandyman.co.uk



About ten times the size of your van!

I thought there might be a snag...


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In message , The Medway
Handyman wrote
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?


Approx. 1m x 0.5m @ £300 if the sun shines, otherwise something larger
and more expensive.

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Peter Andrews wrote:

"The Medway Handyman" wrote in
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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?


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Dave - The Medway Handyman
www.medwayhandyman.co.uk



About ten times the size of your van!

Peter

And even bigger at night! g
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"The Medway Handyman" wrote in message
...
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?

Whats wrong with an inverter to run the mains one from your van ?

'Swot I do....

R wrote:
"The Medway Handyman" wrote in
message ...
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?

Whats wrong with an inverter to run the mains one from your van ?

Nothing. I just thought the solar panel was a nifty idea.


--
Dave - The Medway Handyman
www.medwayhandyman.co.uk

"The Medway Handyman" wrote in message
...
R wrote:
"The Medway Handyman" wrote in
message ...
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?

Whats wrong with an inverter to run the mains one from your van ?

Nothing. I just thought the solar panel was a nifty idea.

So does Greenpeace:-)

Adam

The Medway Handyman laid this down on his screen :
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?

Quite big, quite expensive and you would also need an inverter, plus a
12v battery to receive the output and an inverter.

--
Regards,
Harry (M1BYT) (L)
http://www.ukradioamateur.co.uk

"Harry Bloomfield" wrote in message
k...
The Medway Handyman laid this down on his screen :
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?

Quite big, quite expensive and you would also need an inverter, plus a 12v
battery to receive the output and an inverter.

--
Regards,
Harry (M1BYT) (L)
http://www.ukradioamateur.co.uk



http://cpc.farnell.com/icp-global-te...sei/dp/BT04175

Norman Billingham wrote:

http://cpc.farnell.com/icp-global-te...sei/dp/BT04175

But is that 65W output when it's located in Kent or Kenya?

"Norman Billingham" norman.at.tumulus.org.uk wrote in message
...

"Harry Bloomfield" wrote in message
k...
The Medway Handyman laid this down on his screen :
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?

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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Regards,
Harry (M1BYT) (L)
http://www.ukradioamateur.co.uk



http://cpc.farnell.com/icp-global-te...sei/dp/BT04175

How 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.