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Solar Powered PSP Mod!!!
« on: February 02, 2008, 01:27:24 AM »
yay after a small bit of planning and some soldering i have whipped up a solar panel for the psp  :#1: :tup:. Im not sure if this has been done before but this was my own plan (he,he im so proud :laughing:) it still has a lo to be done in later designs but yea. soooo...

firstly i grabbed hold of 5 cheapo solar garden lights, wired em up, screwed em onto a plank off wood. Then added a switch and and male plug. Tested it in the sun with a multimeter and whooo :hifive: 14 volts (this will vary on the day, and the solar lights). Pic of panel below



Next i added some AA 2200mah rechargables to a case thing i had around, and hooked it up to a female socket that fitted the solar panel one. Pics below.





Step 3 i unwillingly cut the charger off my USB cable :cry2: and wired it to a Male plug the same as the solar panels.



whoo i was done and it works charging the psp battery!!!



And i found it also worked as Adapter when no battery was in and it would boot up (though it draws a whoping 1watt or somthing when booting up).



and there we go my first solar psp mod i hope you enjoyed. If you have any ideas for upgrades please say.

Next working steps(so far)

-Make it charge while psp is playing
-Add some D size rechargables for extra time :tup:



vid hope you like
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x9Qgx1Rss6U


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Re: Solar Powered PSP Mod!!!
« Reply #1 on: February 02, 2008, 01:40:18 AM »
so you were able to use just the solar panels with no batteries or any other power source? this is a first it been discussed but was found not to be worth it because of power going into. i would like to see a test of a fully empty battery and it charge with the solar power and one with normal ac adapter and see who win my bets on the ac adapter

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Re: Solar Powered PSP Mod!!!
« Reply #2 on: February 02, 2008, 02:18:25 AM »
a vid would be awesome but good job  :tup:

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Re: Solar Powered PSP Mod!!!
« Reply #3 on: February 02, 2008, 03:17:05 AM »
vid please :) and it would be EVEN cooler if you wired/mounted the whole thing internally :D

yes but you would have to decrease the size by removing some panels meaning less energy

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Re: Solar Powered PSP Mod!!!
« Reply #4 on: February 02, 2008, 04:37:16 AM »
am I reading correctly that you are charging your psp with 14volts   :dntknw:

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Re: Solar Powered PSP Mod!!!
« Reply #5 on: February 02, 2008, 04:56:16 AM »
if I get him right he is charging those rechargeable batteries with the (max of) 14V and with them he charges the psp battery

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Re: Solar Powered PSP Mod!!!
« Reply #6 on: February 02, 2008, 06:08:42 AM »
yay after a small bit of planning and some soldering i have whipped up a solar panel for the psp  :#1: :tup:. Im not sure if this has been done before but this was my own plan (he,he im so proud :laughing:) it still has a lo to be done in later designs but yea. soooo...

firstly i grabbed hold of 5 cheapo solar garden lights, wired em up, screwed em onto a plank off wood. Then added a switch and and male plug. Tested it in the sun with a multimeter and whooo :hifive: 14 volts (this will vary on the day, and the solar lights). Pic of panel below



Next i added some AA 2200mah rechargables to a case thing i had around, and hooked it up to a female socket that fitted the solar panel one. Pics below.

http://s249.photobucket.com/albums/gg221/GhoSt-Death/th_newtrademeaccount1188854962-2.jpg

http://s249.photobucket.com/albums/gg221/GhoSt-Death/th_newtrademeaccount1188854969-2.jpg

Step 3 i unwillingly cut the charger off my USB cable :cry2: and wired it to a Male plug the same as the solar panels.



whoo i was done and it works charging the psp battery!!!



And i found it also worked as Adapter when no battery was in and it would boot up (though it draws a whoping 1watt or somthing when booting up).



and there we go my first solar psp mod i hope you enjoyed. If you have any ideas for upgrades please say.

Next working steps(so far)

-Make it charge while psp is playing
-Add some D size rechargables for extra time :tup:






DO I get some credit for this Idea? I did think of it quite a while ago and posted picks of where it could possibly go. I'm glad some one was actually able to make the idea real.  :tup: If you didn't see my post about this, I was thinking that you could get 2 strips and place them on the trigger buttons. Then do the wire it to the psps battery compartment.  I don't know how to wire it, but I am fairly certain it would work and I think all the wiring could be internal, which would look great!
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Re: Solar Powered PSP Mod!!!
« Reply #7 on: February 02, 2008, 06:13:20 AM »
yea but it has no real practicality unless your going in the wild and have no electricity then i'll say this is the best mod ever but in reality i can not say that

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Re: Solar Powered PSP Mod!!!
« Reply #8 on: February 02, 2008, 06:18:27 AM »
theyre is aready a commercial handheld solar recharger i saw on deal extreme but its just a charger this might be better. i dont know.

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Re: Solar Powered PSP Mod!!!
« Reply #9 on: February 02, 2008, 06:27:04 AM »
they sell these things on DX...lol

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Re: Solar Powered PSP Mod!!!
« Reply #10 on: February 02, 2008, 08:24:41 AM »
o i know its cool im just responding to him wondering if he was first. now if this is completely solar powered like it doesnt need a battery and can still play that would be sweet. I'm just saying if its just a charger then its not first but i know I woulndt be able to do this without some research at least gj. sry for sounding like a downer earlier.

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Re: Solar Powered PSP Mod!!!
« Reply #11 on: February 02, 2008, 12:42:57 PM »
am I reading correctly that you are charging your psp with 14volts   :dntknw:

nope on a sunny day the 2200mah battery pack may be getting 14 volts but nothing more than 5 ever meets with the psp.

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o i know its cool im just responding to him wondering if he was first. now if this is completely solar powered like it doesnt need a battery and can still play that would be sweet. I'm just saying if its just a charger then its not first but i know I woulndt be able to do this without some research at least gj. sry for sounding like a downer earlier.
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yer sorry im not sure if im first but it was completly my own design. I did browse several websites and googled it with no luck so yer.

i will post a vid later today :tup:
and just for you who want to know the project cost around $30NZL ($23US), where a brought one off amazon costs 29pounds+3.95 shipping (so $64.80 US). Personaly i think mine would be better and once you have built it you know all its ins and outs for repair of upgrade with a brought one you have hardly any knowledge to repair or mod it.
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Re: Solar Powered PSP Mod!!!
« Reply #12 on: February 02, 2008, 08:04:33 PM »
Dude, good to see another New Zealander around. Kickass mod too, but to everyone who's whinging about how they thought it up first, using a solar panel to charge the PSP is like replacing an LED. It's such an obvious idea, there's no need for credit.

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Re: Solar Powered PSP Mod!!!
« Reply #13 on: February 02, 2008, 08:50:29 PM »
Dude, good to see another New Zealander around. Kickass mod too, but to everyone who's whinging about how they thought it up first, using a solar panel to charge the PSP is like replacing an LED. It's such an obvious idea, there's no need for credit.

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exactly but i cannot belive that i couldn't find any one who had done with gardern lights :tup: whr in NZ r u from slimby
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Re: Solar Powered PSP Mod!!!
« Reply #14 on: February 02, 2008, 09:20:15 PM »
Christchurch man, you?

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Re: Solar Powered PSP Mod!!!
« Reply #15 on: February 02, 2008, 09:27:47 PM »
Lower hutt, a lil north of Wellington.  If you have ever got ne psp parts to sell i will be willing to buy plus i am close for shipping :tup:. Any way on topic i was thinking remove the UMD mabe and mount a panel to charge trigger mods, but nobody steal my idea now lol  :eyebrow:
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Re: Solar Powered PSP Mod!!!
« Reply #16 on: February 02, 2008, 11:00:17 PM »
I've added you on MSN, I've got some bits and pieces to get rid of.

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Re: Solar Powered PSP Mod!!!
« Reply #17 on: May 17, 2008, 03:01:44 PM »
i absolutely love ur psp background

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Re: Solar Powered PSP Mod!!!
« Reply #18 on: May 17, 2008, 03:03:59 PM »
plz dont bring up old topics with irrelevnt posts

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Re: Solar Powered PSP Mod!!!
« Reply #19 on: May 17, 2008, 03:40:23 PM »
huh what do u mean by that i was complementing the background on his psp it looks freakin awesome

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Re: Solar Powered PSP Mod!!!
« Reply #20 on: May 17, 2008, 05:11:49 PM »
It clogs up our board with old posts, The rules clearly state that you don't bump old topics unless your are adding something. Your post is seen as spam and a way to get your post count up. Please read the rules first

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« Reply #21 on: May 17, 2008, 08:12:52 PM »
sorry and i was not trying 2 get my post count up and folklord36 already pm'd me about it all i was doing was complementing ghost about his background

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Re: Solar Powered PSP Mod!!!
« Reply #22 on: May 17, 2008, 09:26:22 PM »
Every one makes mistakes so its all right but remember all the rules so that this place doesn't get out of hand

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« Reply #23 on: May 18, 2008, 04:03:55 PM »
okay i will and i also think i will go reread the rules 2 refresh my memory

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« Reply #24 on: May 18, 2008, 11:18:44 PM »
okay i will and i also think i will go reread the rules 2 refresh my memory

omg i never thought i would see the day this old thred got bumped nah serously this is like ubers old plz let it RIP
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Re: Solar Powered PSP Mod!!!
« Reply #25 on: May 19, 2008, 09:39:30 AM »
ok R.I.P solar mod

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