[sudo-discuss] solar phone charging station

[Steve Berl]

What charges the battery?

On Wednesday, April 17, 2013, Hol Gaskill wrote:

> Hi folks,
>
> I have moved my offgrid test panel to sudo room.  To use it, plug in any
> cigarette lighter type device into aux 1 or aux 2 plugs and flip the
> associated switch.  Right now in aux 1 there is a 2-port USB charger (that
> is compatible with iPhones unlike some units) that I think can put out up
> to 2 amps.  Storage is in the tiny battery for now, but I'd like to use a
> bigger one to allow its use later into the night - is anyone reserving on
> to that one in the cubbies for something or can I hook it up?  Third from
> the bottom switch goes to the 400 watt inverter that's attached for driving
> AC loads.  It works on the window fan when fully charged, becomes angry
> when less charged.  Eventually I'll put an arduino and power transistors in
> there for automatic switching of various things.
>
> If anyone wants to collaborate on offgrid projects relating to water,
> power, or agriculture i am usually interested in that sort of thing,
> especially if someone has a greenhouse they want to automate, or a garden
> they want to build an automated greenhouse on:
> http://www.reuk.co.uk/Solar-Greenhouse-Heat-Sink.htm
> http://nwteche.com/red7_blog/open-source-diy-greenhouse-project/
>
> Anyways, try it out next time you need to charge a phone at sudo room.
>  Maybe use the inverter for your laptop if all the outlets on the power
> strip are taken :)
>
> Let me know if you have any problems/ideas!
>
> Cheers,
> Hol
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-steve
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