Can a 5W solar panel directly charge an 18v 1.5 amp NiCd Black and Decker Firestorm battery?
I have a small solar panel which I use to keep a 12V truck battery topped off. It has the following specs (in bright sun).
24Voc
5 watts
350mAmps @ 15V
The actual wall charger for the 18V battery NiCd Firestorm says it produces 21.75Vdc @ 210mAmps
The panel was designed to trickle charge 12V car batteries. What would happen [...]