| I know, it's pretty annoying when your ipod | | | | help to top it up. Provided there is some sun out |
| battery is flat only a few hours into a long | | | | the battery will always be charging. This should |
| journey. No music, no audio books, gee you'll have | | | | mean that whatever hand held device you may |
| to think of something else to do. Or maybe it's | | | | be using will always have a potential power source |
| your cell phone that is low on charge and you | | | | and you will never have that flat battery |
| need to talk to someone. You hear those dreaded | | | | experience again. |
| beeps and then the phone goes dead. You'll have | | | | When going for a portable solar generator there |
| to find a phone box somewhere - one that works | | | | are a few things to consider. First should be the |
| that is. I guess I'm as guilty as the next person | | | | type, size of efficiency of the solar panels. Larger |
| when I want my entertainment or business ready | | | | panels will be able to charge a battery quicker but |
| at the touch of a button. That's probably why I | | | | they may be bulky too. You want your generator |
| have more gadgets and hand held devices than I | | | | to be compatible in terms of size with the devices |
| care to think about. However they all need power | | | | it will be powering. It should be easy to carry |
| and quite often I forget to charge them fully | | | | round on a belt or in a backpack. |
| leaving me stranded. The solution to this problem | | | | You also want to find out what kind of capacity |
| is to use a portable solar power generator. | | | | the battery has. How long can you use an ipod |
| There are quite a few portable solar power | | | | with out needing to recharge for instance. |
| generators around at the moment. They all have | | | | Obviously the longer time this is the better but |
| the same basic set up. A number of solar panels | | | | again size will be a factor if you want it to be |
| will absorb photons from sunlight to create | | | | truly portable. |
| electricity. This is stored in a battery, like a lithium | | | | You also need to find out what can be plugged |
| ion battery that you might find in laptops. The | | | | into it or how you plug devices into it. At the very |
| generator has a power point where various | | | | least it should be compatible with a cell/mobile |
| devices can be plugged in to use the current of | | | | phone, a gps device, a blackberry and a pda. It |
| the battery as if they where plugged into a wall | | | | should also be compatible with entertainment |
| socket. The advantage of the solar generator is | | | | devices like an ipod, psp, portable dvd player and |
| that if it is running low on charge then sunlight will | | | | a digital camera. |