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Review on πŸ”† Enhanced ALLPOWERS 2.5W 5V/500mAh Solar Panel DIY Battery Charger Kit with Mini Encapsulated Solar Cell Epoxy for Battery Power LED (130x150mm Panel Only) by Jason Martinez

Revainrating 2 out of 5

Build quality is good, solder joints are good

Build quality is good, solder joints are good. At 3:00 p.m. in Northern California, two panels connected in parallel provide 6.2V idle and about 5.6V charged for the iPhone6. The problem that deserves 3 stars is the current. I connected 2 of these panels in parallel and connected them to a DROK voltage regulator which also provides the correct D and D+ voltages on the USB connector to tell the iPhone that it is a 1A charger. I tested the DROK with a 6V 4xAA battery pack and it delivers 0.99A for the iPhone. These two panels combined give only 0.17A True :-(Here is the regulator https://smile.amazon.com/gp/product/B014J2UJL4

Pros
  • Nice packaging
Cons
  • Generally ok, but...