What is it?

SCLD4056 is a lithium battery charger module with a wide voltage input capability designed to charge a 1SxP lithium battery pack from either small solar panels or DC input and drive a standard 12V LED strip during the night.

Why did you make it?

There is a need for outdoors lighting solutions but most are either too expensive or too weak. This is a compact solution with the only thing limiting its applications being your imagination!

What makes it special?

SCLD4056 can charge its battery packs from a solar panel and drives a common 12V led strip. In tests, I was able to drive a 30cm long 12V Led strip (30leds) with a very good brightness for over 8hrs on a single used 18650 cell with around 1600mAh capacity. It can handle up to a full reel of a 12V LED strip without problems only reduced brightness on the total length of the strip. You can house it in a small waterproof box with a pack of batteries and power it from DC or Solar source (12V/3W solar panel for a single 18650 battery is more than enough) then use it as the power source to light smaller pieces of 12V led strips spread around a building or a yard etc. If you replace the onboard photoresistor with a PIR detector you can use it to effectively power even stronger lights like ie a cheap 12V/5-10W LED flood light. It will handle it although with reduced brightness and if for more than 10min you have to offer the output transistor some cooling.

What you get

You will receive a fully assembled and tested SCLD4056 module a bicolor LED and a photoresistor which you can either solder on the PCB or housing of your choice to suit your final application.