They charge the fastest when it s sunny more slowly when drizzling and very slowly when raining.
Cataclysm solar panel not charging.
The wiki states that normal solar panels give 111 epower.
Turns out they actually give just 50 epower for regular panels 100 for upgraded and 300 for quantum.
6 points 3 years ago.
You will at least get some charging from the panel.
At this rate you d have to leave a car charging for days in good weather if you want to go any kind of long distance.
If you pop out every evening and disconnect the panel from the battery before dark you could even skip the diode.
7 points 3 years ago.
You should measure the current from the panel to the battery.
Solar panels are incredibly slow to charge.
So if your solar panel on the ambulance is charging a non draining battery it will operate the charging station without the need to run the engine.
It takes around 12 solar panels on a car to make it charge at a noticeable rate and at least 4 to outpace even a minifridge s passive draw.
Nothing more needed except to turn on the charging station by operating the electronics and drop your rechargeable batteries into the basket.
It needs to be raining drizzling or sunny for them to charge.