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Console Modding------ ( Here you can talk about your favorite Consoles ) => PSP's => PSP Phat (1000) => Topic started by: GhoSt on February 02, 2008, 01:27:24 AM
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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
(https://acidmods.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fs249.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fgg221%2FGhoSt-Death%2Fth_newtrademeaccount1188854968-2.jpg&hash=584a0344199432a5eb5a4741c2419219ca6567e3)
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.
(https://acidmods.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fs249.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fgg221%2FGhoSt-Death%2Fth_newtrademeaccount1188854969-2.jpg&hash=737057636ab613f7b9d434bb30c1d074e30994ed)
(https://acidmods.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fs249.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fgg221%2FGhoSt-Death%2Fth_newtrademeaccount1188854962-2.jpg&hash=1c776dde779892f06f83704f62fcec1e2a610370)
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.
(https://acidmods.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fs249.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fgg221%2FGhoSt-Death%2Fth_newtrademeaccount1188854963-2.jpg&hash=d68ebb89a9f1788060f8c45bea5ea4b4a8a42a7f)
whoo i was done and it works charging the psp battery!!!
(https://acidmods.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fs249.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fgg221%2FGhoSt-Death%2Fth_newtrademeaccount1188854964-2.jpg&hash=262351e08e132d089dc92daac2f2fb8cd8e7450a)
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).
(https://acidmods.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fs249.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fgg221%2FGhoSt-Death%2Fth_newtrademeaccount118885496-2.jpg&hash=48f6b701f8017781625a114c06601b94886c847a)
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:
(https://acidmods.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fs249.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fgg221%2FGhoSt-Death%2Fth_newtrademeaccount1188854967-2.jpg&hash=1701440dcd072880ed0e096c58e3a49bf24696aa)
vid hope you like
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x9Qgx1Rss6U (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x9Qgx1Rss6U)
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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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a vid would be awesome but good job :tup:
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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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am I reading correctly that you are charging your psp with 14volts :dntknw:
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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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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
(https://acidmods.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fs249.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fgg221%2FGhoSt-Death%2Fth_newtrademeaccount1188854968-2.jpg&hash=584a0344199432a5eb5a4741c2419219ca6567e3)
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_newtrademeaccount1188854962-2.jpg)
http://s249.photobucket.com/albums/gg221/GhoSt-Death/th_newtrademeaccount1188854969-2.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.
(https://acidmods.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fs249.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fgg221%2FGhoSt-Death%2Fth_newtrademeaccount1188854963-2.jpg&hash=d68ebb89a9f1788060f8c45bea5ea4b4a8a42a7f)
whoo i was done and it works charging the psp battery!!!
(https://acidmods.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fs249.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fgg221%2FGhoSt-Death%2Fth_newtrademeaccount1188854964-2.jpg&hash=262351e08e132d089dc92daac2f2fb8cd8e7450a)
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).
(https://acidmods.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fs249.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fgg221%2FGhoSt-Death%2Fth_newtrademeaccount118885496-2.jpg&hash=48f6b701f8017781625a114c06601b94886c847a)
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:
(https://acidmods.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fs249.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fgg221%2FGhoSt-Death%2Fth_newtrademeaccount1188854967-2.jpg&hash=1701440dcd072880ed0e096c58e3a49bf24696aa)
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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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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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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they sell these things on DX...lol
Good job!
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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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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.
:yo 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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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.
Slimby
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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.
Slimby
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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Christchurch man, you?
Slimby
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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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I've added you on MSN, I've got some bits and pieces to get rid of.
Slimby
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i absolutely love ur psp background
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plz dont bring up old topics with irrelevnt posts
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huh what do u mean by that i was complementing the background on his psp it looks freakin awesome
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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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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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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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okay i will and i also think i will go reread the rules 2 refresh my memory
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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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ok R.I.P solar mod