Total teardown of a folding solar panel
Added 2024-03-04 22:58:45 +0000 UTCThese things are all over eBay with very misleading specifications. This one was sold as a 10W unit, but struggled to muster 2.5W when pointed directly at the sun at noon on a scorching summer day.
The bits could be useful though.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UaqeiGm3SIk
Comments
Yes they did. And it went a lot deeper faster than I was expecting.
Big Clive
2024-03-07 03:15:03 +0000 UTCThat new burn mark on the desk, did the intrusive thoughts win after you put the plastic welding gun back together?
Admiral_Agar
2024-03-06 23:01:20 +0000 UTCCould it be the buck regulator, and not the solar cells, that is the weak point? Meaning, how much juice can the solar cells deliver on their own.
Zeedijk Mike
2024-03-06 06:55:54 +0000 UTC
