Dsoon solar panel. S1

[Richard308]

.....and day!

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Just wondering a number of months on have you still zero battery use and is it still running solely off the charger. I’d worry about battery degradation over time.

[kiriak]

Just wondering a number of months on have you still zero battery use and is it still running solely off the charger. I’d worry about battery degradation over time.

Hi Richard, to be honest I have changed the batteries twice in the original solar panel, but not be cause they had been used.
I checked them after a couple of months just to make sure there was no corrosion and they were fine. However, for piece of mind I took out the 8 batteries I had put in, as they were not the best quality anyway and put in 4 decent rechargeables as you only need 4 as back up. I've got a second solar panel now with the same set up of batteries.
I swapped them over again last week for piece of mind and not because there has been any use and there was no battery degradation. That set had been in for 3 months.

I hope this helps.

Cheers, Kirk

[angrybear]

Must be honest I'm a bit baffled by your comment in the OP about having to "keep recharging expensive rechargeable batteries"

How fast are they going through them ??

I've got half a dozen trail cameras of various makes and I have to change/download the SD cards well before the batteries show any sign of power drop,
If using the full bank of 8 batteries I'd be extremely disappointed if they lasted less than 6 months out in any of my cameras.

[kiriak]

Must be honest I'm a bit baffled by your comment in the OP about having to "keep recharging expensive rechargeable batteries"

How fast are they going through them ??

I've got half a dozen trail cameras of various makes and I have to change/download the SD cards well before the batteries show any sign of power drop,
If using the full bank of 8 batteries I'd be extremely disappointed if they lasted less than 6 months out in any of my cameras.

I'm set up on full HD with videos running at 30 seconds to 1 minute. If set up in my garden on bird feeders or under them for rat activity, in the winter I can have dozens and dozens of videos and sometimes over 100 per day. That did get through rechargeable batteries on a regular basis.

[thurstanloecken]

Hey there! I stumbled upon your review of the Dsoon solar panel and I must say, I'm impressed with its performance. The fact that it could sustain your trail camera for over 30 hours and still have its internal battery fully charged is amazing. It's great to know that we can save money on batteries and rechargeable ones by using a solar panel like the Dsoon S1. I also learned more about different sources of energy, including solar, from https://yenex.com, which provides a wealth of information on renewable energy. It's great to see that there are more options out there that can help us save money and energy while still being eco-friendly.

[kiriak]

Hi. Glad you liked the review. I have two now out on farms tracking rabbit movement times as they are different on both farms. They really do save a lot of wasted time.
I've now got four of the Dsoon twin lens cameras. They have been out all Winter and have not let me down yet.