Solar Car Battery Charger DIY

Step 5 FREEDOM!

Here I am set up on the banks of fisheating creek, Florida. I'm charging my batteries with a 20-watt solar panel made by Solarex.

My batteries are a couple of 12 volt gel-cells scrapped by a hotel from their emergency lighting system. That's plenty to run my laptop, fluorescent work-light, or sewing machine.

Thanks to these simple tools I was able to do my work in a swamp.
In fact, here in a swamp I found a much better work environment than I'd had at our most prestigious technical university.

For some reason the buildings there were grossly overheated in the winter while the windows stood open and gigantic airconditioners ran at the same time, making a roaring sound. Sound crazy? it is.

Anyway, if you can charge a battery with a solar panel you can run away from the craziness to a paradise swamp like this and be happy.

The second photo is my boat set up with a bug net and chaise-longe folding chair for sleeping. The solar panel is across the bow of the canoe to charge the batteries during the day.

Comments

[depayton]

Ahh... Serenity.