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NPower 5 Watt Solar Camping Kit

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NPower 5 Watt Solar Camping Kit

Item# 121169
This NPower solar camping kit is designed for camping, boating, fishing trips and more. It includes an amorphous solar panel that works even in cloudy conditions, along with a battery that powers the 2 included lights, along with a USB port for small electronics. Lights provide a safe alternative to propane lanterns and are ideal for dry areas. The included battery can also be charged with standard AC power. Common Usage: Portable, Panel Type: Amorphous, Solar Panel Wattage: 5, Dimensions L x W (in.): 18 x 12 5/16, Thickness (in.): 3, Material Type: Photovoltaic, Solar Panels Included (qty.): 1, Battery Included: Yes, Battery Type: 12 volt, 7 Ah battery, Batteries (qty.): 1, Electrician Required: No
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Questions & Answers for NPower 5 Watt Solar Camping Kit

Question

Are the light bulbs special, or do regular home bulbs work?

asked 1 year, 11 months ago
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Yes and no. If looks like you could use a filament style bulb on a DC source but you wouldn't want to. It wouldn't produce enough light at this voltage. The provided LED bulbs use less power to produce the light. Stick with the LED's. You can google "DC light bulbs" for more information.
answered 1 year, 8 months ago
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WernowhereUpstateNY
 - Upstate NY
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answer 2
The lights supplied use LEDs and need a 12 volt power source, which is why there is a cigarette lighter adapter on the lights and the battery. A 120 volt household bulb, whether incandescent, LED, or CFL, would not work. A different 12 volt light could work, however, as long as the power draw was not large.
answered 1 year, 8 months ago
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DanTheRedSoxFan
 - Eastern Massachusetts
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answer 3
NPower Expert
This includes two LED lights, and the battery is included which it is a deep cycle.
answered 1 year, 8 months ago
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how long will the battery hold a charge with a 3 amp draw

Also what type of solor pannel does it come with? will it still charge the battery onder low light conditions?
asked 1 year, 9 months ago
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 - jerseyville
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According to the unit, it's a 7 amp hour battery. You can figure out the conversions by looking at:

http://www.allaboutcircuits.com/vol_1/chpt_11/3.html
answered 1 year, 8 months ago
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WernowhereUpstateNY
 - Upstate NY
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answer 2
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This system comes with a battery that will supply 7 amp hours.
Amp hours / amp draw = approximate hours of battery life
7 / 3 = 2.33 hours of battery life at 3 amp draw.

The supplied solar panel is an Amorphous panel.

Although the best results will be the best in direct sunlight this panel will still charge in cloudy or low light conditions.

This system is a great low cost choice to supply portable solar power.
answered 1 year, 8 months ago
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answer 3
This product has an amorphous silicon panel, which has good power production properties under low light conditions compared to mono or polycrystalline cells. However, it is still a fraction of the power produced under full direct sun conditions.
answered 1 year, 8 months ago
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DanTheRedSoxFan
 - Eastern Massachusetts
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Is the battery provided with this kit a deep cycle battery?

asked 2 years ago
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Anonymous
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Yes, it is a sealed lead-acid AGM (Absorbent glass mat) design which is primarily intended for deep cycle use.
answered 1 year, 8 months ago
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DanTheRedSoxFan
 - Eastern Massachusetts
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answer 2
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It is a 7 amp hour deep cycle battery.
answered 1 year, 8 months ago
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Can I buy additional wires&lamps?

I would like to use one battery for not more than two lamps, but I want to have more than two lamps on the net and periodically switch them. Is it possible to buy more lamps and wires to them?
asked 1 year, 10 months ago
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Tries
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What model of lamps are with the kit? For the case if I'll have to buy some more lamps for replacement.
answered 1 year, 10 months ago
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answer 2
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The camping kit does not offer additional parts including the lamps and wiring. You would need to order 2 kits.
answered 1 year, 8 months ago
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How big is the panel itself

In description it states 3x5x18 as size. But the picture shows that the panel itself is not 5x18, because small side looks to be not ca. 1/3 of long side (5/18 would be ca. 1/3).

So, could you provide the exact size of the panel.
asked 1 year, 10 months ago
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My panel measures approximately 12.25 inches across by 18.25 inches long, and 7/8 inches thick. These are the dimensions of the outer aluminum frame. The actual cell surface is 11.5 x 17.5 inches.
answered 1 year, 8 months ago
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DanTheRedSoxFan
 - Eastern Massachusetts
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This NPower camping kit has a solar panel that is 18-5/16 inches long, 12-5/16 inches wide, and 1 inch high.
answered 1 year, 8 months ago
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Will this charge a laptop computer?

asked 1 year, 10 months ago
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cswalgin
 - Oriskany Falls, NY
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Not too much. A fully charged solar battery would supply about 40 watt-hours (12 volts x 3.3 amp-hours) before being 50% depleted (the recommended low discharge point before needing to be recharged). Some smaller laptop chargers might draw this, and one hour of charging could bring it up to 80% or more. However, larger laptop chargers draw twice that amount, so they would get only half an hour or less charging time before depleting the battery which would restore some power but not enough to fully recharge the laptop.
answered 1 year, 8 months ago
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DanTheRedSoxFan
 - Eastern Massachusetts
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answer 2
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This item has a USB port for small electronics, as long as the wattage is less than 5 watts.
answered 1 year, 8 months ago
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NPowerExpert
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how many LEDS per light, or averge lumens per light?

asked 1 year, 9 months ago
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Anonymous
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There's a decent amount of LED's per bulb. I can't tell you the lumens but I can say that two light bulbs hanging over our picnic table was more then enough light to play games and such in the evening.
answered 1 year, 8 months ago
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WernowhereUpstateNY
 - Upstate NY
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There are 24 LEDs per light.
answered 1 year, 8 months ago
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Can this be used in permanent location such as a small outbuilding?

 
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asked 1 year, 4 months ago
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speters
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This Camping kit should work fine for a small building with minimal lighting needs. However, this kit does not come with mounting hardware for the solar panel so you will need to construct your own mounting.
answered 1 year, 4 months ago
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NPower5
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answer 2
I use it daily for a horse shed that houses 3 horses. I mounted the collector permanently on the shed roof and put the battery box and lights inside out of the weather. It worked well all through this past winter even with shed temperatures getting down to 10 degrees F.
answered 1 year, 2 months ago
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OldFarmerTom
 - Northern NJ
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Charge controller

A 7ah battery needs a charge controller to have a 5w solar panel attached. Is it built into the charge box? If so what is it rated?
asked 1 year, 4 months ago
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This item includes all of the necessary components of the system. The 5 watt solar panel that is included with this system is separate from the battery box so that it can be mounted in a position that will provide it with direct sunlight.
answered 1 year, 4 months ago
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NPower13
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It has a built in charge controller that turns the collector on and off as the battery reaches full charge. You can watch the charge light turn on and off as the better indicator light reaches 14.5 volts.
answered 1 year, 2 months ago
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OldFarmerTom
 - Northern NJ
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AC power charge cord

Is the AC power charge cord provided with the kit? Having looked at the provided picture, I could not see one. If it is provided, how long is it?
asked 10 months ago
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Xolo
 - Calgary, AB
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The cord is not provided with the kit.
answered 10 months ago
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Inuk
 - Quaqtaq
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answer 2
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This NPower solar camping kit does not include the AC charging cord.
answered 10 months ago
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NPower5
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