Solar powered Nintendo DS that never needs charging
I thought this was a fun project for all you portable gamers out there. Wouldn’t it be nice to not have to worry about charging your Nintendo DS? Personally I seem to lose the charger every time I take it on a trip, so a solar charging DS would be awesome for me. The large amount of surface area on the DS makes it perfect for solar charging, just open it up and lay it down flat in a sunny area. This project uses 4 60×60mm solar cells that together produce 6 volts at 80 ma. This isn’t enough to power the DS but it does make for a nice trickle charge. If you don’t spend all your waking hours playing the DS, this just might be enough to never have to plug in your DS. This would definitely work for me because I don’t use my DS all the time. Instructions on how to make your DS solar powered have been posted on instructables.com.
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