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Letter Re: Solar Charged Walkway Lights --An Option for Battery Charging
Mr. Rawles,
In response to what you wrote in the Blog on Friday, November 24th:
"The system does has some utility. However, except for people
that have an alternative power power system (quite uncommon around
Washington,
D.C.), in a long term TEOTWAWKI, stations will gradually drop off
the air one by one because most folks will not be able to recharge
their batteries. (Just another reason why every family should have
at least a small photovoltaic (PV) power system.) Contact the folks
at Ready Made Resources for details on setting up such a system."
I read something a while back on a board that I frequent and thought
it was a very useful use of materials at hand, and things having
a second
purpose. I'm sure not all sidewalk lights use AA batteries but
if I buy any I will make sure mine our just for the utility it
provides.
Kev started a thread by writing: "Here is a tip on how to recharge
AA batteries after SHTF. First you will need a couple of those solar
powered sidewalk lights,
the kind that are sold at wal-mart
like the one below. If you have not taken one of these sidewalk lights apart,
all it is is a solar charger and a couple of AA batteries. Leave these out
in full sun, take the batteries out over night so they do not get
drained, then
put the batteries back in the next day, after a day or two of charging they
should be good to go. At the very least a small radio or AA flashlight
can be used.
These lights can also be placed in the bathrooms at night instead of using
kerosene lanterns (if the power is off.)"
This is a link to
the whole thread. It ends with a review I did for a solar charger.
The Lord bless you and yours, I really enjoy your blog, i look forward
to reading it every day. - C.K.
