Thursday, June 30, 2011

Solar USB Charger - Assembled

My last post was on the parts and what I was trying to achieve. The parts arrived and I quickly got to work!

Here we have the parts, small huh!
We have 4 x 5v @ 100mA (.5 watt) solar panels
The 2000mA battery
The board which charges the battery and ultimately to  the USB device

Some perspective


This is my 5v @ 100mA (.5 Watt) solar panel.

Soldered them in parallel to boost the amps from 100mA to 400mA
(5v @ 400mA which is 2 Watts)

Here is the size of the panels, almost exactly the size a CD case.

Take it into the bathroom and I find a sleeping monkey! Saru! oh and the completed solar charger :P Is it working I wonder?



YES! (See Red light under the CH)



Awesome :D Next will be to take it out into the real world and time the charge.


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