What is the best way to charge solar powered garden lanterns quickly?
August 12th, 2008 | by Michael |
Paul S asked:
I have a set of self solar lanterns in the garden should I use for a game. The man at the warehouse said to leave it completely … (I 'm in England, so that' s wrong never happen!) For three days before switching. However, I need that for the first repetition. Is there a way to quickly and artificially charging solar batteries? What kind of artificial light works best / works in the shipment of solar cells?
ELIJAH
I have a set of self solar lanterns in the garden should I use for a game. The man at the warehouse said to leave it completely … (I 'm in England, so that' s wrong never happen!) For three days before switching. However, I need that for the first repetition. Is there a way to quickly and artificially charging solar batteries? What kind of artificial light works best / works in the shipment of solar cells?
ELIJAH
2 Responses to “What is the best way to charge solar powered garden lanterns quickly?”
By rhsaunders on Aug 15, 2008 | Reply
Any form of bright light will do, but sunlight, because it is so bright, works best. The three day initial charge is needed only for the first time, if at all, and after that you can simply recharge them during the day and recharge them at night. Another thing to try would be this: your typical solar garden lantern has two rechargeable AA cells. Try replacing these with alkaline batteries (take note of polarity), and the lanterns should work. These cells can be removed after the show and re-used until exhausted.
By David D on Aug 17, 2008 | Reply
I found some good info here.