# Solar Panel not charging battery? **URL:** \ **Category:** The Bunker\ **Created:** [April 4, 2019, 12:45am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/solar-panel-not-charging-battery/19524 "2019-04-04T00:45:57Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 10\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Grimm\_Spector](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discourse.cataclysmdda.org/grimm_spector/32/5132_2.png) [@Grimm\_Spector](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Grimm_Spector)\ **Post date:** [April 4, 2019, 12:45am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/solar-panel-not-charging-battery/19524/1 "2019-04-04T00:45:57Z")
I seem to be having an issue with an electric bike I found, it was in great shape, so I patched up a few things. The battery though shows in that light reddish colour, and I can’t select it when I am on “repair” mode. Which I find odd. Regardless it says 500 0% in the status, and I slapped a solar panel on top of one of the wheels, but it never seems to gain any charge. Save once, it showed 38% suddenly, and then a few minutes later showed nothing, though I hadn’t used it. So I am very confused as to why it’s no working properly. Anyone got any tips? ---
**Author:** ![Axema](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discourse.cataclysmdda.org/axema/32/10822_2.png) [@Axema](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Axema)\ **Post date:** [April 4, 2019, 12:58am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/solar-panel-not-charging-battery/19524/2 "2019-04-04T00:58:02Z")
Weather and time affects the charging rate of solar panels. A rainy or thunderstorm weather reduces this ALOT and you gain nothing at nighttime. > [@Grimm\_Spector](#): > > battery though shows in that light reddish colour, and I can’t select it when I am on “repair” mode. Remove the battery and repair it manually. I dunno why we can’t repair installed batteries 😕 ---
**Author:** ![mlangsdorf](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discourse.cataclysmdda.org/mlangsdorf/32/2462_2.png) [@mlangsdorf](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/mlangsdorf)\ **Post date:** [April 4, 2019, 2:25am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/solar-panel-not-charging-battery/19524/3 "2019-04-04T02:25:17Z")
Your battery is probably leaking charge faster than the panel can keep up. Only use green or yellow batteries if you can. ---
**Author:** ![Grimm\_Spector](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discourse.cataclysmdda.org/grimm_spector/32/5132_2.png) [@Grimm\_Spector](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Grimm_Spector)\ **Post date:** [April 4, 2019, 2:40am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/solar-panel-not-charging-battery/19524/4 "2019-04-04T02:40:44Z")
So you’re suggesting the damaged state is causing it to leak charge, that’s interesting. Thanks! I’ll see if I can rustle up a replacement. ---
**Author:** ![Trigon](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discourse.cataclysmdda.org/trigon/32/2668_2.png) [@Trigon](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Trigon)\ **Post date:** [April 4, 2019, 4:37am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/solar-panel-not-charging-battery/19524/5 "2019-04-04T04:37:19Z")
Yup. Damaged batteries leak pretty bad. Turning them into buckshot and grenades is the next best thing if you can’t really be bothered to repair them. ---
**Author:** ![Grimm\_Spector](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discourse.cataclysmdda.org/grimm_spector/32/5132_2.png) [@Grimm\_Spector](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Grimm_Spector)\ **Post date:** [April 4, 2019, 5:16am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/solar-panel-not-charging-battery/19524/6 "2019-04-04T05:16:04Z")
When I dismantle a damaged battery the smaller batteries are still damaged, but they don’t show that they are. That’s rather frustrating, makes it hard to tell what I actually have. ---
**Author:** ![Trigon](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discourse.cataclysmdda.org/trigon/32/2668_2.png) [@Trigon](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Trigon)\ **Post date:** [April 4, 2019, 12:20pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/solar-panel-not-charging-battery/19524/7 "2019-04-04T12:20:58Z")
Ah so these are specifically storage batteries. Gotchya. Interesting that the interface isn’t showing the resulting smaller storage batteries as damaged if they are. Definitely a bug. ---
**Author:** ![Grimm\_Spector](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discourse.cataclysmdda.org/grimm_spector/32/5132_2.png) [@Grimm\_Spector](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Grimm_Spector)\ **Post date:** [April 4, 2019, 4:48pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/solar-panel-not-charging-battery/19524/8 "2019-04-04T16:48:26Z")
Good to know. I’d think that a % of the smaller batteries would just be destroyed and damaged, and that some of them should still be good for a not overly damaged original battery, instead of them all having the same % damage anyways. Wonder if that can be done. ---
**Author:** ![Vastin](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discourse.cataclysmdda.org/vastin/32/9912_2.png) [@Vastin](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Vastin)\ **Post date:** [April 4, 2019, 9:30pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/solar-panel-not-charging-battery/19524/9 "2019-04-04T21:30:48Z")
Actually I thought this is exactly what happened when you dismantled a larger damaged battery, but I may be mis-remembering. ---
**Author:** ![Grimm\_Spector](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discourse.cataclysmdda.org/grimm_spector/32/5132_2.png) [@Grimm\_Spector](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Grimm_Spector)\ **Post date:** [April 4, 2019, 10:07pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/solar-panel-not-charging-battery/19524/10 "2019-04-04T22:07:19Z")
If it was before, it most certainly isn’t now in the version I’m using. The batteries show no damage but are all nonfunctional when dismantled from the original. Hope it’s fixed for display at least soon.