Make your own backup battery and recharge it with the sun! This is an upgrade project to our original Solar Charging Handbag and uses a PowerBoost 500 Basic, a solar lipoly charger, slide switch, and 2000mAh rechargeable battery, all housed in a 3D printed enclosure.
Before you begin, read through the following guides:
For this project, you will need:
- USB/DC/Solar Lithium Ion/Polymer charger kit
- PowerBoost 500 Basic
- 3D printer with filament
- A large solar panel or a medium solar panel
- 2000mAh lithium polymer battery
- 2.1mm DC Barrel Plug
- slide switch
- A sturdy handbag or backpack
- soldering tools and supplies
- #4-40 3/8 flat Phillips machine screws
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