Monday, January 7, 2019

Flip Phone now charging by the Sun! new 3.5 watt solar phone charger

UPDATE: It worked. I trickled charge the phone to a full charge - in one day - even though it was freezing weather outside. 

So I just got this solar charger from Tmart.

I was so skeptical of Tmart - I quickly canceled the order. So they quickly shipped it before the order got canceled. So it flew out of Ontario Canada to Los Angeles. so I figure it was bought wholesale from a Canadian solar business. So then it got trucked back to me - even though I am much closer to Ontario than LA. But I figure Tmart gets almost all its stuff from China with its receiving warehouse in LA.



So as soon as I got it - I knew it had a diode from a youtube review. Someone in India opened up the charger to reveal the box on the back of the panel is a diode to ensure that the cell phone charge doesn't reverse back out of the panel.

So then I plugged it in and put the solar cell outside.  The small panel. I was not sure it would get a charge because it is cloudy and also it appears to be a monocrystalline instead of amphorous cell. So the Amphorous cell does better in cloudy weather but sure enough - the flip phone registered as charging! Awesome.

Then I was able to close the sliding door - since it's too cold outside for the phone. And the charge remained - so the cable was able to fit between the door and frame. I was able to lock the door.

This means potentially I could put the 100 watt solar panel also outside to recharge the lithium battery generator. Then since it's an AC inverter - I might even be able to power this computer off the lithium battery. I have to check the surge start up watts on this computer. Probably higher than 500 watts. But if not - then I can actually run this computer connection off the solar power going into the lithium battery!

OK now I'll go start cutting up the melamine board from the Treadmill - to use as the wood for the bike stand. I wonder what this board is made of? I think it's mainly particle wood:

My husband & I purchased a Discovery 100 Treadmill from Academy January 11, 2003. The treadmill has been used primarily by myself, a 130 lb female, an average of 2x/week for the past 3 3/4 years. It was essentially in excellent condition. The treadmill has a weight limit of 275 lb. The motor is warrantied for 10 years.

My husband was jogging on the machine on Oct. 30, 2007 when the deck split up the middle from top to bottom, also ruining the belt. Thankfully, he was not injured, but could have been badly hurt.
So turns out.....

Treadmill decks (I've learned) are made from "MDF" or "medium density fibreboard"
How did I discover this?


Why can't I screw into MDF?


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