At 12:56 PM 11/13/2003, Jay wrote: >The small solar charger I have (125 ma max) does not have a diode. Too >much loss across the diode? All of the bigger ones I have seen do. It >pays not to buy the cheapest in this case. No diode? That's a no-no. Solar battery chargers need the diode. Anytime the output voltage from the solar panel is less than the battery voltage it will draw current from the battery. At night, or when it's not sunny the panel is being a load on your battery. Kills your battery, and not good for the panel either.
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