My 1040 Solar will not charge in steep mode. Is this normal? Will it only charge when the device is on?
My 1040 Solar will not charge in steep mode. Is this normal? Will it only charge when the device is on?
The device charges in sleep mode (well mine does anyway). But the solar charging will stop when the device gets too hot to protect the battery, the issue is that leaving the device sitting in the sun without any cooling breeze from movement is likely to get it hot quite quickly. So yes, you can charge the device when not in use by solar but it gets tricky in the height of summer.
I rested it on my windowsill and my house is 72°. I had it there for six hours and gained zero.