http://voltaicsystems.com/blog/solar-charge-battery-powered-toys-2/ Thu, 19 Jan 2012 20:02:50 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://voltaicsystems.com/blog/solar-charge-battery-powered-toys-2/#comment-176 Solar charge battery powered toys… « adafruit industries blog Sun, 27 Dec 2009 05:17:46 +0000 http://voltaicsystems.com/diy/?p=447#comment-176 [...] Jeff writes in with a quickie solar project… I recently purchased two remote control cars for my nephews from a dollar store.  The cars came with three rechargeable AA batteries and also a cheap AC charger that connects to the car, but unfortunately grew hot when plugged in (a classic wall wart). So I’m giving them the cars with a solar panel and withholding the AC chargers. The best part is how easy it was to make it all work as I piggy-backed on the car’s built-in charging circuit. [...] [...] Jeff writes in with a quickie solar project… I recently purchased two remote control cars for my nephews from a dollar store.  The cars came with three rechargeable AA batteries and also a cheap AC charger that connects to the car, but unfortunately grew hot when plugged in (a classic wall wart). So I’m giving them the cars with a solar panel and withholding the AC chargers. The best part is how easy it was to make it all work as I piggy-backed on the car’s built-in charging circuit. [...]

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