I use rechargeable aa aaa for headlamps and led flashlights.
Making a solar panel trickle charger for aa batteries.
Build a simple solar powered battery charger for ni mh batteries.
If you re like me and you like to spend a lot of time in the backcountry this means you don t have any way to charge you devices.
Parts a clear water proof container.
But thanks to the modern highly versatile chips like the lm 338 and lm 317 which can handle the above situations very effectively making the charging process of all rechargeable batteries through a solar panel very safe and desirable.
The circuit of a simple lm338 solar battery charger is shown below using the ic lm338.
Divide the wattage of the solar panel by the voltage of the battery to get the number of amps your charge connector needs to handle.
Dollar store tupperware with built in o ring aa battery holder radio shack also fits aaas if you re careful one or two solar panels rated 4 volts or above blocking diode tools you need soldering iron solder tape safety goggles some wire time.
To charge a battery with a solar panel connect a charge connector to the solar panel.
Hi everyone i am back again with this new tutorial in this tutorial i am going to show you how to charge a lithium 18650 cell using tp4056 chip utilizing the solar energy or simply the sun.
Diy solar battery charger.
You could buy a solar powered battery charger but it s cheaper and more fun to make one yourself.