Portable Solar

I am looking into buying a portable solar charger for my laptop, but can't find any information on how long these products are supposed to last. I know thin film panels usually only have warranties for 5-10 years in normal solar panels (versus...

Portable chargers are usually pretty useless because they don't have enough output to do anything. You can count on getting about 2/3 the power they claim to put out. You'll nedd at least a 20 watt array to get even a slow charge.
As for...

2010-02-21 10:20:18 by Premier Potato of Dakota Kiwi

Homemade portable solar generator. stanley tool box from home depot $25125ah deep cycle marine battery from walmart $88, 10a MPPT charge ...

I am looking for a portable solar charger to charge my iphone and sat nav while i am away trekking in Canada. Can anyone advise what is the best option to go for. So far i have looked at the Solio classic and magnesium, power monkey explorer and...

A simple RV or Marine solar cell and inverter that folds or rolls up is a good one.
http://www.amazon.com/s/?ie=UTF8&key words=flexible+solar&tag=googhydr-20 &index=aps&hvadid=1140873221& ;ref=pd_sl_8vmqh86j0l_b
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2008-07-03 08:00:24 by afunnyweeman

I'm doing research on portable solar equipment, and there are a lot of companies out there that I've found. Anyone have any ideas as to what brands will hold up for long periods of hiking and driving? It would need to be able to power batteries for

dasa751

Lots of good ideas here -- note the ratings too:
http://bit.ly/gFGh4

Lots of neat things -- I want one of each! For example:
hybrid solar chargers for blackberry, iphone, nokia
foldable solar

2009-06-13 07:43:23 by dasa751

I live in an apartment that has a small South facing porch, in Southern California. I'd like to use solar to decrease my monthly electric bill. Without buying a rooftop system (it's not my roof, it must be portable), what can I get to plug into my...

Hey Socal, it's always good to hear someone is interested in going solar. In your situation, you don't have a lot of options, but it is possible to do it. What you need is called a microsine inverter. For several years Trace Engineering built...

2009-11-18 13:20:45 by socalgirl

My PC's battery doesn't last very long, Theoretically, I should be able to rig something lightweight I could add to the bag that I could unfold and use to collect solar energy and feed it to the pc. The converter states an output of 14 V and 4740...

well, first off when you find the solar panels you want, make sure they have ample amperage, and voltage...not likely to provide the wattage you'll need, but it would at least extend battery life. find how many you need to provide proper voltage...

2009-12-05 23:51:20 by Stephie

solar chargers, universal portable mobile phone charger
I mean to say that I am looking for universal solar chargers for outdoors (hiking, camping, travelling etc).

http://hellomotomail.com/

2008-07-15 05:17:22 by Mike