Take Your First Step Off the Grid

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Take Your First Step Off the Grid

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When I needed portable power for my Small Form Factor WiMax project, I remembered seeing mention of Sundance Solar over at TreeHugger. Their $369 solar kit looked like just what I needed. The kit is pretty simple: a solar cell (24W cell pictured above) and a rechargeable power pack made by Xantrex. You can use the included power adapter to top off the power pack before you go out in the field, and the solar cell will charge up the pack while you work (although the manual says you shouldn’t use the power pack while it’s charging from the AC adapter, I couldn’t find such a warning for solar charging).

0 thoughts on “Take Your First Step Off the Grid

  1. gnomic00 says:

    I lloked at these hacks with great anticipation, but quckly gave up on them. Why they show you the hack, they don’t show you how to do the hack. For example, #1 doesn’t show you how to get media credentials.

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