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I saw an article on the web about a guy who built a flexible solar charger for his ipod to stick on his rucksack

 

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I looked into it a bit to see how much it was for the parts he used and there is a price break at 20 units, so I reckon I could get the bits for around £20 - £25 including postage from the states if 20 people wanted them.

 

Anyone interested? Stick it on your back or rucksack while out walking to get a bit of charge for all those power hungry gadgets!

 

Think I would lose the gaffer tape and go for some velcro on mine though....

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I saw an article on the web about a guy who built a flexible solar charger for his ipod to stick on his rucksack

 

solarcharger.jpg

 

I looked into it a bit to see how much it was for the parts he used and there is a price break at 20 units, so I reckon I could get the bits for around £20 - £25 including postage from the states if 20 people wanted them.

 

Anyone interested? Stick it on your back or rucksack while out walking to get a bit of charge for all those power hungry gadgets!

 

Think I would lose the gaffer tape and go for some velcro on mine though....

 

Cool idea! If it's not a secret...where in the states were you getting these panels?

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Cool idea! If it's not a secret...where in the states were you getting these panels?

 

The panels are made by Iowa Thin Film Technologies and have several distibutors in the USA

 

They aren't as cheap as rigid solar panels, but the flexibility and weight saving more than makes up for it in my book.

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