Monthly Archives: August 2010

Solar Strollers with Fuse Solar Charger

Serve as a mobile charging station at the playground. The Voltaic Fuse Solar Charger connects easily to a few stroller models we tested on. We don’t recommend leaving your child in the sun in order to charge your iPhone, but …

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USB Battery upgraded with High Temperature Cells

We made several “under the hood” upgrades to the USB Battery Pack V11 in this production run. One of the most important was the use of high-temperature Lithium-Polymer cells. In the test, the cells were heated to 130 Celsius (266 …

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Connecting Fuse Solar Charger to Three Backpacks

Updated instructions are here. The Fuse Solar Charger is designed to, well, fuse to nearly any object. Below are three ways to connect it securely to a backpack including a technical hiking bag and a military bag. Look at the …

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How Tough are Our Solar Panels?

If you’re curious about whether the our small solar panels can take a beating, watch this video of our 2 Watt solar panel below. We use industrial materials for the backing of each panel and don’t skimp on the coating …

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Adapters Slowly Standardizing

The move towards standardizing on Micro USB means that we all have to buy and carry fewer AC chargers. We don’t need to have a stock of ten different ones in our drawers. So who is slowing down the progress? …

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Solar Chargers for DSLR Camera Batteries

Our new 4 Watt bags switch between 6 and 12 Volts, letting you charge 7.4 Volt DSLR camera batteries. Here’s a brief guide to turning your solar charger into a digital camera battery charger. Basic Concept: Most camera batteries need …

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Frameless Design Reduces Panel Footprint

In our original bags, we slid each panel under an aluminum frame. This held the panel snug, but wasn’t the most efficient use of materials. In our newest line of products, we eliminated the frame and embedded the panels directly …

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Citizen Journalists Powered by Solar

Smallbean is down in Tanzania kicking off its’ Citizen Archivist Project and it seems that our Generator solar panels are working well to charge their electronics. Smallbean trains participants to document life in their communities, while at the same time …

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Small Cameras Getting Easier to Charge

Samsung recently did what the Flip figured out two years ago and put a USB cable directly into its PL90 camera. The question is, what took everyone so long? For higher end cameras, it certainly makes sense to have to …

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iPhone Charger – Circuit How To

Adafruit created this tutorial on how to make a charger that will work with iPhone 4, 3GS and others so that you don’t get “CHARGING IS NOT SUPPORTED BY THIS ACCESSORY.” They also released a new version of their Mintyboost …

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