Simple PV Conversions

   Solarising  Radio-cassettes, Battery Lamps, Oil Lamps, etc.
   Please ask us for a pdf/leaflet

  The simplest way to solar-convert a radio-cassette is by connecting in the leads from a solar panel to the
  battery compartment contacts. The solar panel is best left in a sunny spot with the lead as long as required.
  Where local radios are used, this is extremely cheap costing a little as $1 to power a small radio and a little more
  for cassettes.

  Normally appliances are required to work after dark so we offer special low-cost NiCd/MH or Li-ion
  rechargeable batteries for this purpose which are charged up during the day by the pv panel.
  This combination of recells and panel powers radios, torches, mobile phones, lamps, LEDs, etc.

  One of the best uses of DIY Solar is to solarise fluorescent hand lamps with their internal lead-acid battery.
  All it requires is a pv panel to replace the mains adaptor supplied with the lamp!

Mobile Phones

 In recent months we have had a number of requests from developing countries for information about the
 solar charging of mobiles (cell phones) .
 They are often of great value in remote parts providing distant communcation where there was none before.
 In Bangladesh, mobiles are hired out in villages so people can contact relations abroad or get vital
 business information.
 
 The main problem is often charging the mobile where there is no mains electricity.
 For those with cars, it is possible to charge from its battery and in wealthy countries with dry cell power
 packs but, for most people, neither is affordable.

 One answer is to charge the mobile battery directly from a DIY Solar panel and this can be done for a
  few dollars. You just remove the battery from the phone and fit a simple adaptor connected to a tiny solar panel!
  No need for a battery or large panel!
  And you can now get cheap mobile batteries so one can be charged from the sun while the other is in use!
 
  Ask us for a leaflet to explain how to overcome mobile charging problems!

 Other uses of these PV panels are for charging lead-acid batteries, water pumps, vaccine coolers, etc.

 Full details of these techniques and component prices are available by pdf, post or email.