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It's not like overkill in the solar panel department is harmful, especially if you're getting cheap chinesium stuff off ebay. Nothing helps functioning in low-
by newnewpdro 7y ago
It's not like overkill in the solar panel department is harmful, especially if you're getting cheap chinesium stuff off ebay.
Nothing helps functioning in low-light situations, like overcast and cloudy days, better than excess panel area.
I have a minimally-sized panel I use for powering a laptop and it's rather annoying to have it underpowered in the slightest deviation from ideal circumstances. That same panel for charging smaller devices over USB like phones and tablets is an absolute dream thanks to the overkill, even overcast and cloudy days it never quits charging.
- Scoundreller 7y agoWhat circuit do you use to power the laptop?
- newnewpdro 7y agoIt's an Allpowers 80W portable panel, which includes power circuits for two USB ports and an 18VDC output. My laptop accepts the 18VDC input directly. It works fine when the sun is high and sky is clear, as long as I'm not doing anything particularly CPU/GPU heavy.