So beginning this week, I'm going to be doing a weekly DIY posting, every Tuesday. I'll try to keep the projects simplistic, requiring little specialized knowledge and few tools (light soldering, some electrical knowledge, etc).
This week, I've found a DIY instructional for a solar charging unit. You can create this baby using just a simple car charging unit that plugs into your cigarette lighter. And with that solar panel, now you can charge your Blackberry when it runs out of batteries when you happen to be stranded (with a solar panel handy, mind you) in the middle of the Mojave desert...talk about clutch.
Materials needed: Solar panel (you can pick these up at Wal-Mart now, believe it or not); universal DC2DC charger; quick connect.
Tools needed: Solder, soldering iron, screwdriver.
Total out of pocket (not including tools): ~$45
Check out the step-by-step instructions here. Enjoy.
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