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Key Learnings (für mich bisher):

* #Strom sparen, wenn es geht! #Display eine Idee dunkler, Stromsparmodus an (kaum eine Info ist wirklich wichtig), etc. Jedes mAh zählt! ☝️

* #Solarpower ist super, aber Realismus ist wichtig. Nicht immer scheint die Sonne wie bestellt und nicht immer hat man genug Zeit. ☁️

* Zwei #Powerbanks sind ideal für mich! Groß für Reichweite, klein & schnell für Flexibilität. 🥇

* Gutes #USB-Verlängerungskabel und wissen, welches #Ladegerät was kann, rockt! 💪

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So, You Wanna Do A Solar?
[A brief guided tour through my setup]

This setup is not what I currently run, but it's a nice, straightforward solar panel system you can use for camping and emergencies.

Here, we have two 12w 100w Renogy panels, you can find these for roughly $100 each.
These have been wired in parallel, showing the adapting plug. System remains at 12v, with higher amperage.

The leads will head off to the charge controller, featured on the next post.

Dumb question. I’m 80% sure but would love confirmation. Bc the internet answers are… Not great.

Power station’s solar input is rated at 220 watts max. I’d like to plan on 220 W, even on cloudy days. Let’s assume a 400 W solar array. As long as I don’t exceed the station’s voltage input cap, I should be fine w/ >220 W available on sunny days, right?

Bc it should only accept the amps at whatever voltage level we get, to arrive at max 220 W. Right?

Assumption is.. this is just like how a lamp takes whatever current it needs at 110 V, and not the full 20 amps available at my plug.