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Man portable solar power station
So I have this dream to one day be able to write full time. The cool thing is that I can write anywhere with a tablet or laptop. I could write at Starbux or on top of Rincon Peak. Imagine that, I could camp at the tip of the SanFran Peaks and get paid for it. Camp at Manning Cabin and get paid for it...camp anywhere and get paid while I was doing it...
But I leave the car way behind so I needed a portable source of power to run my devices like the laptop, vaporizer, transporter, etc. So I built this:
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200w inverter, solar battery tender, 12v8ah battery, 10w folding solar cell
So far, the 10w solar cell is performing below expectations. This is the 3rd Nature's Power solar cell I have tested that was underwhelming. I recommend avoiding the brand. My 7w cell will barely keep a windows phone charged if its in the sun all day long.