Price: $24.99
(as of Jul 05, 2024 10:00:15 UTC – Details)
Product Description …
Customers say
Customers like the ease of installation of the solar panel. They mention it’s simple to install. However, some customers differ on performance.
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Dale J. Nicol –
Simple to install
So far, so good after 2 weeks. I like the visible blue led to know if/when its charging/working.The charger obviously does not charge 100% of the time, but once it senses a fully charged battery, it goes into a trickle mode and wakes up once the voltage drops below the threshold voltage.
BP –
Easy set up!
This works great. I purchased camera with a solar panel & mount. The whole setup works as advertised.
Gerard Jack Deceliere –
working good
easy to instal, and working nice
David –
Doesn’t Generate Sufficient Power
This solar panel doesn’t generate sufficient power to keep my battery charged. At night when there is no sun, the battery isn’t holding enough charge to run.
Lydia D Rodgers –
Perfect for a battery Nest Cam
Plugs in perfectly to a battery operated Nest Cam. Works very well to trickle charge and maintain battery. You get plenty of cable length and all that you need to install it. Easy to put together and install. You can’t beat this for $19 versus the $70 solar panel that Google recommends!
Bulldoza –
Remember that it’s only 5v, if you wanted 12v then get 3 in series.
I needed 12v so I had to wire them in series. I bought two of these. They come with the cables you need to daisy chain them together to cut your charging time by half. I plugged my phone into one right out of the box and it started charging in sunlight. At just 6w, these will charge a device rather slowly, so don’t expect too much. After 2 hours in the sun I had a 10% charge. With a second panel connected I doubled the amount of charge in the same time. You can also charge two devices at once with the two-panel setup. These are great to have on hand in case the power goes out and you need to keep a phone operational. No power is stored in the panels, so these cannot power lights at night. They are lightweight and thin enough to slip into a backpack for hiking and camping. Also good for teaching kids how solar energy works. A good reminder of how much energy is going to waste. At this price, I highly recommend picking up a pair to keep with your emergency or off-grid excursion kit, overall I do recommend this item.
Netochka Nezvanova –
So far, so good…
I installed the solar panel on a tree to power my nest cam, which is also mounted on the same tree. I installed my cameras in the fall, and by winter I learned that climbing a ladder to get up a tree in the snow is not fun in the least bit. The solar panels officially recommended by Google are about $60, ain’t no way I got the money for that after splurging on these security cameras, so I’m really grateful I was able to get my hands on these panels.It’s only been about three days, so it’s hard to really tell if the panel is working as hard as it should… I’ll update when I next get a notification to recharge the battery and see if this panel really did extend the battery life. For now, I can confirm that the nest cam registers the panel and shows the infinity icon on the battery page in the app. So far, so good…
Sukru Tikves –
Good alternative for outdoor cameras
If you are using Nest cameras like us, you’d realize remembering to charge them is a hassle. Every now and then I had to take it offline, and bring it to the garage for a day, and then remember to put it back.This solar panel (and to be fair similar ones), solves it.What are the advantages for this particular one then?Pros:+ Larger panel: depending on how much Sun you get, others would at best be trickle charging+ Power indicator: first time I’m seeing this, and very useful feature
dingdanipp –
Don’t waste your time. I tested it for a month. Direct sun light and it is summer in Canada,but it still discharges faster than charging not sure why. Very minimal activities (1-2 per day!) and it is showing solar correctly on the app for my nest cam battery device.. it doesn’t work even though claiming to have higher wattage than the other products
Rambo –
Erfüllt seine Erwartungen
Bruno –
Installazione facile, perfettamente compatibile con la mia, ma ritengo con tutte, telecamera con interfaccia di alimentazione usb c. Funziona immediatamente appena collegato e mantiene carica la batteria della mia telecamera in maniera molto più efficiente del pannello che avevo in dotazione. Ora la carica della batteria è costantemente attorno al 100%
Alan Carter –
J’en ai plusieurs sur des caméras dehors. Ça charge rapidement même quand le ciel est légèrement couvert (souvent le cas en Normandie !!) En cas de nuages de pluie ou orage par contre ça ne charge pas, qui me semble normal.Très avantageux de ne plus avoir àdémonter mes caméras pour les recharger.
Thomas –
Die Solarzelle hat genügend Leistung um unsere Outdoor Kamera sehr schnell wieder zu laden auch bei geringeren Sonnenlicht