It sounds like they are making it sound like something it's definitely not. People that know a little about solar, know this is very low wattage for charging much over a cell phone in a few hours
Do you know if RYI150CBT is the only option we have for charging 18V batteries with? I have the P743 Power Source, as well as the RYi120AVNM Automotive Power Inverter, and am curious is either of those could be used to transfer power from the solar panel to the One+ battery.
An empty 4Ah 18V battery (they will never truly be empty, but this is for reference) would require 72Wh of charge - 1 hour to charge at 72W input (the inverter power source tops out 30W on its USB C port). My 28W panel is likely only pulling about 22-25W at peak so it would take at least 3 hours minimum if it maintained peak. If any panel is obscured (cloud, person walks in front of the panel, etc) the voltage will drop significantly. The other issue I've had is keeping the battery out of the sun is difficult because sitting behind the panel still makes it get hot enough it stops charging for safety (depends where you live). I really want to like my solar charger for my Ryobi battery but right now my setup is not ideal. This panel however is unique in that it has a USB-C cable, which means in theory it can deliver higher power output than USBA, which is what just about every portable solar panel with USB ports I've seen does. That only really applies to the panels above 20 or 30W since USBA cannot deliver that.
It sounds like they are making it sound like something it's definitely not.
People that know a little about solar, know this is very low wattage for charging much over a cell phone in a few hours
If ryobi made a ebike it would be epic
Can you charge the 40v batteries using the larger panel?
Nope
Do you know if RYI150CBT is the only option we have for charging 18V batteries with? I have the P743 Power Source, as well as the RYi120AVNM Automotive Power Inverter, and am curious is either of those could be used to transfer power from the solar panel to the One+ battery.
No, they need a usbc charger
I ordered the second one - the 20-Watt one. I can use that with the Ryobi 18V One+ 150-Watt Cordless Power Source right?
It's going to charge very slowly. I have a 28W and it takes almost all day to do 4AH.
@Mgamerz thanks, guess I'm returning this Solar panel.
An empty 4Ah 18V battery (they will never truly be empty, but this is for reference) would require 72Wh of charge - 1 hour to charge at 72W input (the inverter power source tops out 30W on its USB C port). My 28W panel is likely only pulling about 22-25W at peak so it would take at least 3 hours minimum if it maintained peak. If any panel is obscured (cloud, person walks in front of the panel, etc) the voltage will drop significantly. The other issue I've had is keeping the battery out of the sun is difficult because sitting behind the panel still makes it get hot enough it stops charging for safety (depends where you live). I really want to like my solar charger for my Ryobi battery but right now my setup is not ideal. This panel however is unique in that it has a USB-C cable, which means in theory it can deliver higher power output than USBA, which is what just about every portable solar panel with USB ports I've seen does. That only really applies to the panels above 20 or 30W since USBA cannot deliver that.
Hey I m a C.I.G.S. solar guy..... How do I link 80v 1000w power bank(tractor batt compatible) with Solar.......????