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Solar Charging Station | 11 comments (11 topical, editorial)
Re: Solar Charging Station (3.00 / 0) (#1)
by dimtick on Mon Apr 28th, 2008 at 01:28:49 PM MST
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something to add.
my wife & I work during the day & the kids are at school so I thought this system should be hooked up to a large battery & then the devices would be charged over-night off the battery.



Re: Solar Charging Station (3.00 / 0) (#3)
by mettleramiel on Tue Apr 29th, 2008 at 05:21:56 AM MST
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Get a power pack like this http://images.canadiantire.ca/media/images/products/images/Assortments/PrimaryAssortments/Automotive /PortablePower/PowerPacks/0111823_450_CC_43c8b.jpg

You can charge it with solar and they already have a 12v socket and a built-in inverter. They even have a charge controller so you won't have to worry about overcharging, plus they come with maintenance free gel or AGM batteries. You can usually get them pretty cheap nowadays too, depending on the size. $50 wouldn't be unreasonable for the size you need, especially if you got it used.

Aside from my regular panel array, I have a small 7 watts of panels that go directly into one of these power packs. I charge my GPS, 2 cell phones, 2-way radios, Nintendo DS and 2 Nintendo Wii controllers. I usually charge at least one item every day or two and between all of these things, I've never had a low battery.

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Re: Solar Charging Station (3.00 / 0) (#4)
by dimtick on Tue Apr 29th, 2008 at 07:28:41 AM MST
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Thanx Metteramiel.
I actual have a portable power pack....I was thinking that I could eventually expand my system so that I could recharge it as well.  it never occured to me to use it as the battery pack.....duh.

Thank you.
Chuck


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