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Steve Chippy PaineJune 19, 2013Report2 Comments

Changers Solar Kit Review. 4W Panel, 16Wh Charger

Using the sun to power consumer electronics is horribly inefficient and expensive but as technology advances, the process gets a lot better. PCs are running in 5W now compared to over 10W just 5 years ago. Screen technology is getting more efficient and the solar equipment used to collect and store the energy from the […]

Steve Chippy PaineAugust 25, 2007April 14, 2015Solar Tour 20073 Comments

First UMPC camp. Day 0.

I made it down to Karlsruhe in Germany after a quite stressful train journey with the bike and all the kit and after a short journey that turned out to be a 2.5hours trek to the campsite. I just managed to get the tent up before it got dark and I had to dive straight […]

Steve Chippy PaineJune 20, 2007April 14, 2015Solar Tour 2007

Unlucky weather.

Could the weather forecast be any worse? Not only will I get wet and be unable to test the solar kit fully but with an overnight low of 11 degrees, camping wouldn’t be much fun.

Steve Chippy PaineJune 10, 2007April 14, 2015Solar Tour 20071 Comment

Blue Bike Baggage test

Encouraged by yesterdays progress with the solar kit, I spent most of today finishing off the wiring and packing it all into a plastic box. I then paired down my kit list somewhat (out goes the Nokia N800 and spare mobile phone, two pairs of underwear, one of the t-shirts, the multimeter and a pair […]

Steve Chippy PaineApril 27, 2007April 14, 2015Solar Tour 20077 Comments

Welcome to Solar UMPC. Welcome to the Solar UMPC Tour.

No, this isn’t just another one of those keyword-seeking blogs that hang around waiting for a market and clogging up search results. This is one with a purpose. A real project! A working blog from day 1. If you don’t know me, Hi! I’m Steve (aka Chippy) from UMPCPortal.com and in about a month from […]

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