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http://www.instructables.com/id/Solar-usb-charger/
Image Notes 1. The solar panels 2. Two usb ports 3. My charging Ipod
http://www.instructables.com/id/Solar-usb-charger/
Image Notes 1. the switch 2. resistors port 1 3. resistors port 2 4. the double usb port 5. battery connector 6. battery connector
Image Notes 1. 560k ohms 2. 560k ohms 3. 150k ohms 4. input 5. ground 6. 5V
http://www.instructables.com/id/Solar-usb-charger/
http://www.instructables.com/id/Solar-usb-charger/
Image Notes 1. yellow wire 2. red wire 3. yellow wire 4. red wire 5. red wire 6. yellow wire 7. red wire 8. yellow wire 9. The diode
http://www.instructables.com/id/Solar-usb-charger/
Image Notes 1. the hole 2. the 'battery holder' 3. here the batteries will be
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http://www.instructables.com/id/Solar-usb-charger/
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JoshuaZimmerman says:
Except those solar cells are probably going to only putting out a max if 40mA. MAX. So if you do the math on a 2,000mAh battery that would be more than 50 hours. (2,000 divided by 40 = 50 hours.) I've made chargers with those solar cells before. They really don't put off amperage.
bboyArthur says:
Sep 5, 2012. 12:34 PM REPLY I'm sorry. I am new to this kind of things, so correct me if I'm wrong. I calculated this using a battery capacity of 700 mA. 2000 mA is more usual indeed, but I am not sure what kind of batteries I used. I recalculated it for you, so here is my calculation. Yes, some things could have been measured, but I am not going to break open the box, only to measure the amperage. The solar gardenlanterns will fully charge in 8 hours, when using batteries with a battery capacity of 600 mAh (says the manufacture). This means: 8 = 1,2 x 600 / mA, so: mA = 600 x 1,2 / 8 = 90 mA This means: hours = 1,2 x 2000 / 90 = 26 hours and 40 minutes. With a battery capacity of 700 mAh this will be 1,2 x 700 / 90 = 9,3 hours. So the charging time really depends on what kind of batteries you're using.
JoshuaZimmerman says:
Sep 6, 2012. 12:07 PM REPLY Ahhh true that. I'm glad you know the math! I hate to see really cool projects with huge batteries using very wimpy solar cells. Very very cool. (Now how about you try using Lithium batteries? Those pack a huge punch.)
bboyArthur says:
Sep 6, 2012. 1:24 PM REPLY I am not sure Lithium batteries will work, because they will give of a voltage of 1,5V per unit, so three of them will give 4,5V. A normal usb port gives 5V. Is the usb charging device able to charge on a voltage of 4,5V? Or 6V when using 4 batteries?
Solarcycle says:
Mar 7, 2014. 9:13 AM REPLY You're essentially charging two devices, the external backup battery and your phone, at the same time. This instructable explains what kind of charge controller and power is required to perform this task and give constant phone charge even under non-ideal conditions: http://www.instructables.com/id/DIY-Solarpad-Kit-...
JoshuaZimmerman says:
Sep 7, 2012. 9:22 AM REPLY Use a 3.7V lithium battery, a cheap charge controller for the battery, and a boosting circuit to boost up the voltage to 5V. Total cost $10-20 and you'll be able to charge up a phone nearly all the way from a full battery.
Schmidty16 says:
Where is the batterys
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groumen says:
May 19, 2013. 12:50 PM REPLY When the battery gives a lower voltage than 5V you can boost the voltage using a voltage-booster... http://dx.com/s/Boost+converter
rat3210 says:
thanks :P its working
rat3210 says:
a picture would be great :) .... where is it? or should i say where will it be? can u just attach the pic to a reply?
bboyArthur says:
Mar 22, 2013. 1:19 AM REPLY That's strange. I uploaded the picture from my ipod to step 3 just before my previous reply... I just added it again, but this time from my laptop. It's at step 3.
rat3210 says:
Mar 12, 2013. 8:15 PM REPLY sorta, so lets say hypotheticly i was to use one usb to make it less complicated for the momnet. As i read your text it appears that im supposed to solder all four (5v, +data, -data, and ground) together... i feel like thats not correct. Can u explain that a bit more please?
bboyArthur says:
Mar 13, 2013. 9:51 AM REPLY I just posted a drawing of the circuit of the usb port and it's resistors. It takes a while untill it is shown, but I hope it explains it a bit better. Otherwise don't be affraid to ask!
rat3210 says:
so what do u do with the + & - data pins after your done attaching the 150K ohm resistors to them?
bboyArthur says:
Mar 12, 2013. 7:15 AM REPLY First you need do solder a 560k ohms resistor to the ground pin and a 560k ohms resistor to the input/5V pin. (You might find it easier to solder the wires to these pins at the same moment you solder the resistors to them.) Then solder the sides of the resistors whitch are still free all together, so the 4 resistors will be connected to each other. I hope it's clearer now:)
bdrn says:
can this solar charge charge my samsung s3??? please reply to me my s3 battery is 3.8v 2100 mAh
instructamaker says:
Usb solar chargers are almost always universal.
bboyArthur says:
Dec 19, 2012. 11:54 AM REPLY The Samsung S3 normally charges by 5volt usb. This charger puts out 5volt through the usb ports. Therefore also a Samsung S3 can be charged by this charger:)
gareth.collier.1985 says:
Dec 12, 2012. 2:31 PM REPLY some panels i took apart had red and black wires, but some of the cells had red to + and black to - as you would think, but others had black to + and red to so always check before you start.
Frank485 says:
Cool man, perfect instructable!
Schmidty16 says:
cool make it in altoids tin
http://www.instructables.com/id/Solar-usb-charger/
bboyArthur says:
Sep 5, 2012. 10:42 PM REPLY You could do that, but I dont think 4 AA batteries, the circuit and this size solar panels will fit, so that would be an other circui, working on two AA batteries for instance.
Schmidty16 says:
ok
http://www.instructables.com/id/Solar-usb-charger/