I see a lot of posts on the Internet, especially on reddit, that ask about an emergency power solution for laptops, tablets, and phones. This is a pretty common kind of post on /r/solar. I usually just reply with a design for…
Using a 10W solar panel and 8Ah battery to charge phones and run a Wi-Fi Access Point
Using what I learned from my previous 30W system, I decided to create an ‘ideally sized’ system for low powered devices. The device I had in mind is a low-cost router that is very popular with the OpenWRT community, the…
Using a 30W solar panel and 22Ah Battery to power a Ubiquiti radio
This is one of my first setups! It’s a 30W Solar Panel, 22 Amp Hour Battery, and a cheap charge controller. $84.50+$45.15+$19.99= $149.64. Since these components are all low voltage DC, and the amperage put out by the solar panel…