| There have been many innovations in solar power | | | | A convenient way to charge your car battery without |
| technology over the past 50 years. Apart from | | | | ever having to remove it from the car is to use a 12 |
| improving the efficiency of singular solar power cells | | | | volt solar battery maintainer. This device is small |
| and solar panels there are all sorts of devices that use | | | | enough to place on the dashboard of the car. You plug |
| solar energy. Watches and calculators immediately | | | | it into the cigarette lighter and it will maintain the charge |
| spring to mind. Small solar panels will power or | | | | of the battery. Although it will not charge a flat battery |
| recharge the battery of these devices meaning that | | | | it will ensure that the battery never goes flat. |
| they never need to have replacement batteries. This | | | | AA batteries can be recharged using a solar powered |
| idea has been expanded on, to produce a generic | | | | battery charger. These rechargers are very |
| solar battery charger that can be used on a number | | | | affordable but you have to get special batteries (nickel |
| of different batteries. | | | | cadmium batteries) that are more expensive than |
| Solar battery chargers are often stand alone devices | | | | ordinary batteries. However you will find that you can |
| that you attach to the battery you are trying to charge. | | | | recharge them many times over and will save money |
| When recharging the batteries of ride on mowers, jet | | | | over buying standard AA batteries. |
| skis or small electronic devices you could use a low | | | | Most batteries will have some form of solar powered |
| output 12 volt solar powered battery charger. Solar | | | | charging device these days. In the long run it makes |
| powered chargers generally take a longer time to | | | | sense to get one of these devices as you will save on |
| recharge a battery than a normal grid supplied charger | | | | your electricity bills and they are portable so you can |
| might do so you have to plan ahead when deciding | | | | use them in the outdoors or away from grid electricity. |
| recharge the battery. | | | | |