Comments on: Taking the iPhone off the power grid. http://solarumpc.com/2008/12/13/taking-the-iphone-off-the-power-grid/ Solar, Ultra-Mobile and Eco-Friendly Computing Tue, 23 Aug 2011 09:30:09 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Bryan http://solarumpc.com/2008/12/13/taking-the-iphone-off-the-power-grid/comment-page-1/#comment-372 Bryan Thu, 25 Mar 2010 22:11:10 +0000 http://solarcomputing.carrypad.com/2008/12/13/taking-the-iphone-off-the-power-grid/#comment-372 I've been playing a game at urgentevoke.com and one of my missions is to find a cheaper and more environmentally friendly way to power an everyday appliance. Since my iPhone is about the most everyday appliance I have I would love a solution that worked with it. The statement "It’s clear that this isn’t the best way to save energy given that the $75 Euro initial costs that could power an iPhone non-stop for about 40 years" I think this option is out. Does anyone have any cheap DIY ideas that would get me the current I need without the grid? I’ve been playing a game at urgentevoke.com and one of my missions is to find a cheaper and more environmentally friendly way to power an everyday appliance. Since my iPhone is about the most everyday appliance I have I would love a solution that worked with it. The statement “It’s clear that this isn’t the best way to save energy given that the $75 Euro initial costs that could power an iPhone non-stop for about 40 years” I think this option is out. Does anyone have any cheap DIY ideas that would get me the current I need without the grid?

]]> By: Chippy http://solarumpc.com/2008/12/13/taking-the-iphone-off-the-power-grid/comment-page-1/#comment-199 Chippy Tue, 03 Feb 2009 21:12:00 +0000 http://solarcomputing.carrypad.com/2008/12/13/taking-the-iphone-off-the-power-grid/#comment-199 Keving wrote up his conclusions here.<br/>He learnt a lot and and thank goodness people like this write their experiences down so that we can all learn.<br/><br/>http://jkontherun.com/2008/12/30/its-not-easy-being-green-the-solar-iphone-experiment/ Keving wrote up his conclusions here.
He learnt a lot and and thank goodness people like this write their experiences down so that we can all learn.

http://jkontherun.com/2008/12/30/its-not-easy-being-green-the-solar-iphone-experiment/

]]> By: Documentally http://solarumpc.com/2008/12/13/taking-the-iphone-off-the-power-grid/comment-page-1/#comment-198 Documentally Fri, 02 Jan 2009 01:12:00 +0000 http://solarcomputing.carrypad.com/2008/12/13/taking-the-iphone-off-the-power-grid/#comment-198 I was excited to get a solar case but soon disappointed. I ended up taking a freeloader and a powermonkey into the wilds of Scotland to test for a week and found the Powermonkey worked pretty well with mainly web use and a few calls.<br/><br/>http://ourmaninside.com/2008/10/07/iphone-solar-charger-case/<br/><br/>Cheers for a great blog. I was excited to get a solar case but soon disappointed. I ended up taking a freeloader and a powermonkey into the wilds of Scotland to test for a week and found the Powermonkey worked pretty well with mainly web use and a few calls.

http://ourmaninside.com/2008/10/07/iphone-solar-charger-case/

Cheers for a great blog.

]]> By: Claudia http://solarumpc.com/2008/12/13/taking-the-iphone-off-the-power-grid/comment-page-1/#comment-197 Claudia Fri, 19 Dec 2008 15:33:00 +0000 http://solarcomputing.carrypad.com/2008/12/13/taking-the-iphone-off-the-power-grid/#comment-197 I use the PowerMonkey/SolarMonkey combo myself, and it works great. There's even a more powerful version that can be used for equipment that needs more than 5V, like laptops -- the SolarGorilla/PowerGorilla. I use the PowerMonkey/SolarMonkey combo myself, and it works great. There’s even a more powerful version that can be used for equipment that needs more than 5V, like laptops — the SolarGorilla/PowerGorilla.

]]> By: Bob http://solarumpc.com/2008/12/13/taking-the-iphone-off-the-power-grid/comment-page-1/#comment-196 Bob Sat, 13 Dec 2008 21:40:00 +0000 http://solarcomputing.carrypad.com/2008/12/13/taking-the-iphone-off-the-power-grid/#comment-196 Good for Kevin!!!!<br/>I have my whole home powered by Solar so I know what he'll have to go through on cloudy days. I'm writing this on my Mac Book running off an inverter along with everything else. You can see my Solar Home website at www.coppermountainmesa.com/solar1.html<br/><br/>PS it might be good to try two batteries; be charging one as you use the other.<br/><br/>//bob Good for Kevin!!!!
I have my whole home powered by Solar so I know what he’ll have to go through on cloudy days. I’m writing this on my Mac Book running off an inverter along with everything else. You can see my Solar Home website at http://www.coppermountainmesa.com/solar1.html

PS it might be good to try two batteries; be charging one as you use the other.

//bob

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