Over the last few months, we’ve been building out a solar generator. The project started as a simple, heavy-duty battery with a cigarette lighter adapter — inspired in part by images of Hurricane Sandy victims scrambling to find methods for charging devices like smartphones and tablets. We then added a photovoltaic solar panel with charge controller to the project to extend battery life. The panel collects energy from the sun’s rays and tops up the battery, providing theoretically endless power for charging phones. The third part of our project is to add light.
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How to Get Light From Your Backup Battery
Posted by: Patrick Nelson April 4, 2013 05:00 AMOver the last few months, we’ve been building out a solar generator. The project started as a simple, heavy-duty battery with a cigarette lighter adapter — inspired in part by images of Hurricane Sandy victims scrambling to find methods for charging devices like smartphones and tablets. We then added a photovoltaic solar panel with charge controller to the project to extend battery life. The panel collects energy from the sun’s rays and tops up the battery, providing theoretically endless power for charging phones. The third part of our project is to add light.