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| Undweeber:
Let me know if you have any suggestions on how I could improve it. From left to right: Casio calculator solar panel hooked up to a 10F supercap, solar atomic radio watch, and a solar keychain (it does charge actually, tested it, got it for $1 on Ali) |
| ebastler:
Umm... * That doesn't look like a super cap, but a regular electrolytic. And 10µF isn't so super either. Edit: Alright, 10F is super enough. ;-) * What is the cap plus solar panel combo meant to achieve? Does it? * What's "atomic" about the watch? * Why would I want to charge my keys? :PAnd finally: What's your point?? :-// |
| Undweeber:
The supercap is 10F and it’s for experimentation purposes, like would it be able to keep an LED lit all night long, right now it’s just testing if it can be charged within a day and the answer to that is yes (with the sunshine) so I’ll have to test it when it’s overcast. The watch receives atomic clock signal corrections every night from 1000 miles away and is solar charged. The keys stay lit for hours after a good charge so I think ambient should be enuff. Point of this is that it’s a place anywhere lol. Something Apple tried and failed bless their hearts. |
| ebastler:
Alright, thanks. I realize that the "atomic" buzzword is (or at least was) frequently used with radio-controlled clocks and watches; but a buzzword it is. And I was just poking fun at you with the key comment; you forgot to mention in your original post that there is a light involved. Directly charging the keys is less meaningful, even from solar energy... But apart from that: My keys reside in my pocket, and the sunshine hours there are pretty limited. Ah well, I guess I am simply allergic to the "meme" concept. ::) |
| Undweeber:
Oh yeah definitely a buzzword, it’s just when you say radio controlled you usually get WhaAaAaA?? |
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