Sunforce 52013 1.8Watt Solar Battery Maintainer Twin Pack
May 29, 2010 by SolarInfo
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Sunforce 1.8-Watt Solar Battery Maintainer Twin Pack is comprised of two solar battery maintainers ideal for cars, SUVs, boats, ATVs and PWC batteries. The units are completely maintenance free and easy to install. The amorphous solar panels charge in all weather conditions, even on cloudy days. The panels plugs directly into your cigarette lighter. Complete kit for each unit includes 1.8-watt solar battery maintainer, 7.5 feet wire, 12V DC plug, suction cups for easy mounting and battery clamps. Temperature range from -40 to 176 degrees F. more info
Work amazingly
Rating:5 out of 5 stars
I originally bought 2 of these and they worked so good i bought 3 more! You just plug it in to either the car outlet, or just hook up to a battery, or battery clamps. I just plugged it in to my RV and my ATV and the battery just kept charged all winter long! Does not require a battery controller charger because of the low wattage. I would recommend this to anyone! I have never had my batteries last so long!
Solar panels that dont work
Rating:1 out of 5 stars
First off let me say I have bought this same panel from Northern tools (in a package). I received my items, in a huge box with alot of rattling going on inside, when I opened the box I found two panels just thrown in the box with a couple pieces of packaging to somewhat protect anything inside. Remember, I bought this from amazon because I liked the first one I bought at Northern tools ( in a package). The panels didnt come with instructions, nor any packaging that had the extra connections or the suction mounts that should have came with the panels but didnt. I should have gone back to Northern tools, panels dont work like the one from Northern tools and one was cracked from crappy shipping by amazon employee that doesnt care about his job. Do NOT buy.
Works as described.
Rating:4 out of 5 stars
Product seems to do exactly as advertised. I have a car that sits idle for weeks at a time and this is great for keeping the battery charged. Blue LED light shows that the panel is receiving enough light, but there is no indicator to let you know if the charge is actually making it to your battery. I guess you just have to have faith that it’s doing it’s job.
I believe that this has solved my dead battery issues and it was a great fix at a great price.
Missing 2 cables (cig. and battery clamp cables)
Rating:1 out of 5 stars
I received my 2 pack of these and it only came with the following:
2 solar panels
1 cigarette plug in
1 battery clamp cable
I am missing the second set of cables (the cigarette plug cable and the battery clamp cable). I hate to send this package back for 2 little cables so I am trying to figure out how to contact Amazon regarding this.
These also came in a plan brown box with the above items in bubble wrap (no instructions and not in a retail box) not a huge deal but glad I am not planning on giving this as a gift etc – reminds of buying an OEM hard drive and it not coming with all the stuff.
Amazon – please help me out here.
Solar Power
Rating:3 out of 5 stars
I’ve only had the product for a short time … but so far works as
advertise. I use it on my boat & riding mower
Good, but not Great
Rating:4 out of 5 stars
I got these for my rv as well as my jeep that sits for weeks on end. The solar panels came packaged ok. No loose parts or missing parts. You receive both a cigarette lighter plug as well as alligator clips. Both adaptors attach easily to the solar panel. One of my complaints are the suction cups used to attach to the windshield. They don’t suck! Meaning, they constantly fall of the windshield. You do get 4 suction cups in the packaging. I had to play with the cups to find the 2 that worked the “best”.
Doing a little testing on my amp draw of my jeep. I found that is pulls .088 amps with no key and all accessories off. Sticking a panel to my windshield resulted in a reduction of my amp draw to .017 amps. This is better, but not quite what I was wanting. Remembering that all windshields come with a UV filter in them, I pulled the solar panel into the direct sunlight and found the vehicle was now charging .023 amps. This is more like it, however, reading the directions, these panels are not weather proof, meaning, waterproof.
Installing the second panel along with the first behind the windshield resulted in a charging of .017 amps. So, it seems I need to install both panels to keep my battery maintained while in “storage”. Remember to check that your cigarette lighter is a constant power on (there is power with the key in the off position). If not you will need to install a aftermarket plug for the panels to work.
save your battery
Rating:5 out of 5 stars
Gave my husband this because he was always complaining his battery was going dead. He has a van that he doesn’t drive all the time but the couple of times he really needed to have it start in a pinch and it was always dead! Since I got him this solar charger there’s a lot less cursing and frustration and it starts every time! It has made my life easier and he said it was one of the best gifts I got him ! I would definately recommend it!!
Solar Power Maintainer
Rating:5 out of 5 stars
I have a Ford 150 Pickup that I don’t drive very often and I was having problems keeping the battery charged. I am now using this product and it works great. I live in the Pacific North West and it works well even with our cloudy and rainy days. I think this item is priced a bit high here but it works great.
Hope it works
Rating:5 out of 5 stars
These solar panels arrived in a timely fashion. Pckaged protectively. We’ve parked our cars for a year and plugged them in, one to the cigarette lighter, the other directly to the battery. Nicely thought out alternative hook-up provided. Hope it works. Stan