Thursday, January 15, 2009

Coleman CL-600 Solar 1.5-Watt 12-Volt


Coleman CL-600 Solar 1.5-Watt 12-Volt Deep-Cycle Charger
From Coleman

Price: $91.74 & eligible for FREE Super Saver Shipping on orders over $25. Details

Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours
Ships from and sold by Amazon.com

Average customer review:

Product Description

The Coleman Solar Charger CL-600 provides immediate charge when exposed to daylight, even on cloudy days. It charges your 12V RV, boat or truck batteries so you can run small appliances such as fluorescent lights, coolers, small TV's, or laptops.

Product Details

* Amazon Sales Rank: #70030 in Home Improvement
* Brand: Coleman
* Model: CL-600
* Dimensions: 2.95" h x 18.31" w x 20.87" l,

Features

* Solar-powered charger engineered to maintain your vehicle's 12-volt starting battery
* Extends battery life using the sun's power
* Patented LED bright blue indicator to know when your battery is charging
* Connects quickly and mounts easily
* 2-year limited warranty

Editorial Reviews

Amazon.com Product Description
Designed to protect against natural battery discharge and electronic drain in cars, recreational vehicles, SUVs, and trucks, the Coleman solar 1.5-watt 12-volt deep-cycle charger keeps the 12-volt batteries in the vehicle charged so you can run small appliances such as fluorescent lights, coolers, small TVs, or laptops.

The solar charger provides an immediate charge when exposed to daylight, even on cloudy day. Illuminated LEDs lets you know the panel is charging, and mounting screws are included if you choose to fix the panel to the dashboard. Plug-in-play compatible for quick connections, a cigarette lighter adaptor and a battery clamp are also included with the panel. The charger is backed by a 2-year warranty.

What's in the Box
Solar panel, 10-inch power extension cable, cigarette lighter adapter, battery clamp connector, instruction manual, and 4 mounting screws.

Customer Reviews

THIS IS A MISPRINT !! ACTUALLY MORE WATTS
This Coleman unit is rated at 600ma and a total power of 9 Watts. Buyers will be pleasantly surprised. The fair price for weatherproof solar panels is $10/watt...so this one qualifies although has been discontinued. My lack of a full five stars is because Coleman seems to overrate their panels by about 20%...or else they take it down to the equator to measure the power.

Solar Panel
The unit is more or less what I expected and appears to be working well for my application as a trickle charger for my deep-cycle marine battery operating an ornamental iorn entry gate.

This unit DOES NOT work with the Sunsei Solar Grip bracket which is listed as working with the Coleman Solar Panels (both are ICP Solar products); the bracket extexsions are not long enough. I was able to frabricate a simple clamp for the panel which did work with the bracket however.

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