Homemade 12v Solar Station

Want some clean, efficient, and portable power? Follow these steps to make your own homemade n' handy power station. You'll need: a 12v battery, a 12v solar regulator, some wire, a 12v female plug, and a solar panel. From my experience, a 20w 12v 5000mah solar panel should give you ample power. Of course, you can choose whatever kind of solar panel you want. Always remember that too much power or too little can ruin the battery, regulator, or the object you are powering. I am not responsible for any kind of fire or injury. I made a basic schematic.

Step 1 Components

There are plenty of 12v batteries on Ebay or Amazon. If you want plenty of juice, go for a battery with a hi "mah". Next, choose your regulator. Be sure it's rated for 12v solar panels. Finally, pick your solar panel. Make sure that it's 12v if your regulator is 12v. Oh! you also need a 12v female plug. Cars have' m.

Comments

[cpotoso]

Very nice, but with a solar panel as small as the one you show at the picture it would take forever to charge that battery!

[hunter13]

Yeah, that was not the final panel I was going to use. I actually attached an adapter to the regulator so I can charge it by plugging it into the wall.