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Getting a charge from broken solar panels




Charging any device under the sun, when out in the wilds...

Credit to GreenerBusinessShow.org for this excellently producted video, showing how they soldered together pieces of broken solar panels, enabling them to function as an AA battery charger, producing "about 6 volts in direct sunlight and about 3 volts indoors".

Parts list:
  • broken solar panels
  • 1.5 ounce silver-bearing solder
  • rectifier diode
  • thin stranded copperwire

According to the site, GreenerBusinessShow is "a podcast about making business of all kind environmentally friendly, with simple tips guides, and how-tos". It is part of the non-profit R.C Cosmos.






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