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DIY Solar USB Charger: 7 Steps (w/ Photos). Solar wireless charging pad

DIY Solar USB Charger: 7 Steps (w/ Photos). Solar wireless charging pad

    QuadraPro Solar Power Bank with Wireless Dual USB Charging by Frog CO

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    Whether you’re in need of some extra power to call for a rescue or you just want to post a picture of a gorgeous view, we believe you should be able to harness the free power of the sun. With a built-in power bank, it offers a compact design that can travel anywhere. Charge the unit quickly with a wall outlet, or charge in the sun which can take up to 12 hours.

    • Charge for FREE from the sun using the four high powered 5.5 W solar panels.
    • 8,000 mAh battery capacity (this is actual capacity, unlike other brands that overstate their capacity).
    • Charge up to 3 Devices at one time
    • Magnetic Leather Case
    • Built-in LED flashlight
    • 100% Money Back Guarantee
    • FREE Shipping on orders of 99 (USA 48)

    Do not leave in a hot car in direct sunlight, the battery may overheat.

    • Solar Charging Time: About 12 hours in direct sunlight.
    • Dimensions: Closed size 6.13 x 3.38 x 1.25 inches / Open Length 13.88 inches
    • Weight: 15.7 oz.
    • Case Material: PU Leather
    • Solar Power: 5.5W
    • Input: 5V/2A
    • Flash Light: 200 lumens
    • Output: 5V/2A2A
    • Charges: Any device that can be charged by USB cable or wireless charging.
    • Package Includes: 1x Solar Power Bank, 1x User Manual, 1x Charging Cable

    Free USA Shipping

    Orders over 75 ship FREE to Continental United States (excluding Hawaii, Alaska and other territories).

    Free Returns

    Changes your mind? Free return postage within 14 days from the date delivered.

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    6 Months “Any Reason” Refund Guarantee

    Abuse it, break it, or just change your mind? No problem, you have a full 6 month refund guarantee.

    3 Year Product Warranty

    If product stops working or breaks due to manufacturing defect, just let us know and we’ll replace it.

    Questions?

    information can be found on Shipping Policy and the Return Policy.

    After a few years

    Initially I loved it. But it’s one of those things keep for emergencies or in a camping situation. After about the 10th or 12th time using it I noticed a decrease in efficiency in energy stored. If you are hoping to have it fully charged using solar power you were looking at a full month if not longer to get it from charge just by solar power alone. The most ideal way to use it is when you’re charging the phone or whatever electrical device you’re using be sure it’s being exposed to solar power if you’re in that situation where you have no way to plug it in.

    Survival Frog

    Thanks for sharing your feedback. Please keep an eye out from one of our customer service specialists about this issue. They will get you taken care of.

    Looks like a quality built item

    Have only charged the phone once so far. It is a solid, quality built item. Have not had the opportunity to charge using the solar panels yet.

    Survival Frog

    Thanks for sharing your feedback. I am glad to hear how well the QuadraPro has served you so far. Thanks for your support!

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    Survival Frog

    Thanks for sharing your feedback. I am glad that you are pleased with your QuadraPro purchase.

    Power for accessories

    Worked well for charging my phone and QuadPods. The USB connection has a little slack in it as far as connecting to phone cord but still it charges. Just had to check it often

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    Survival Frog

    Thanks for sharing your feedback. I am glad to hear how well your QuadraPro is serving you.

    Simple use

    I would give it a higher rating but haven’t had the chance to use yet. I will be going on a thru hike next month so I will put it through the paces then.

    Survival Frog

    Thanks for sharing your feedback. Be sure to fully charge your QuadraPro in a wall outlet before using. This will greatly improve the charging ability. Have a wonderful hike!

    See the QuadraPro in Action

    Introducing The Highest Quality

    Handheld Solar Power Bank Available!

    The QuadraPro Solar Powerbank is Guaranteed to Give You Limitless Free Energy For Life!

    At first glance, this folding four-paneled item looks like some futuristic puzzle.

    What in the heck is it for?

    Well, the QuadraPro Solar Powerbank might not look like much. But it just so happens this black box solves one of the biggest problems of the 21st century.

    Running out of battery juice at the worst time possible. See, those weird looking rectangular blocks covering the face of each of the panels?

    Those are actually state-of-the-art energy cells. The power inside each one can fully charge your USB devices without relying on the electrical grid.

    These energy cells (called photovoltaic solar cells) produce direct current electricity from the sun, so they’re super powerful.

    Once the photovoltaic solar cells soak up sunlight, a special processor inside converts it into FREE, unlimited power.

    And you can use that power to bring any USB charged devices back to life!

    Meaning no matter where you go.

    As long you’ve got the QuadraPro Solar Powerbank you’ll never have to worry about a dead battery ruining your day. or your life.

    • Camp for weeks and never once fear your electronics will die
    • Go fishing and enjoy unlimited use of your electronics
    • Power GPS devices while hunting or backpacking
    • Keep tablets and video games charged for kids and grandkids

    Think about it. wherever you would need to charge your cell phone, tablet or other USB devices, you need the QuadraPro Solar Powerbank.

    DIY Solar USB Charger: 7 Steps (w/ Photos)

    Just so you know, this page contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase after clicking on one, at no extra cost to you I may earn a small commission.

    I recently made a DIY solar USB charger that, in my opinion, is WAY better than most of the other designs out there.

    It’s portable. It looks good. And it can charge your phone and USB devices faster than the mere trickle put out by most other homemade solar chargers.

    That’s right — it’s a DIY solar charger that you’ll actually use.

    It’s affordable and easy to make.

    Materials Tools

    Materials

    • 2 3W 9V solar panels
    • 22 gauge stranded wire
    • 5V DC/DC buck converter
    • E6000 craft glue (a hot glue gun is pictured, but this is what I ended up using)
    • Reusable grocery bag
    • Heat shrink tubing (optional)
    • 4 1/4″ eyelets (optional)
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    Tools

    • Wire strippers
    • Soldering iron
    • Scissors
    • Safety glasses
    • Multimeter
    • Heat gun (optional)
    • 1/4″ eyelet tools (optional)
    • Hammer (optional)

    Step 1: Prep the Fabric

    For this design, I upcycled an old reusable grocery bag to cut a strip of fabric to which I attached the panels. It protects them and allows them to fold up for easy storage.

    Place the panels, eyelets (if using), and DC/DC buck converter on the reusable grocery bag in your desired layout.

    Tip: I recommend giving yourself 1″ or more of space between your solar panels so they can fold easily. I also gave myself more length than necessary so I could fold the fabric over the buck converter, as you’ll see in Step 6.

    Cut the fabric to your desired dimensions with scissors. (Mine ended up being about 14″ long by 8.25″ wide.)

    Step 2: Wire the Solar Panels in Parallel

    Cut a length of wire to connect the panels’ positive terminals. Give yourself some slack in the wire so it isn’t pulled taut when the panels are folded.

    Note: Because my panels have two pairs of terminals on back, before wiring I used a multimeter to check their voltages. It turned out the terminals that output 9 volts are the two “top” terminals — not the terminals with the “” and “-” signs. Strange.

    Strip and solder the wire from positive terminal to positive terminal. (I decided to orient my panels in opposite directions to lessen the stress on the wire when the panels are folded.)

    Tip: Keep your solder joints as flush as possible with your solar panels. This helps later on when gluing them to the fabric.

    Cut a length of wire to connect the panels’ negative terminals. Once again, give yourself some slack.

    Strip and solder the wire from negative terminal to negative terminal.

    Step 3: Solder the Leads to the Panels

    Cut a length of wire for the panels’ positive lead. It will connect one of the panels’ positive terminal to the buck converter’s positive terminal. Make sure it can reach where you want to place the converter. Don’t forget some slack!

    Strip and solder the positive lead to one of the panels’ positive terminal.

    Cut a length of wire for the panels’ negative lead.

    Strip and solder the negative lead to one of the panels’ negative terminal.

    Now let’s test the panels’ voltage and amperage outputs with a multimeter to make sure we wired everything correctly! Connect the meter’s positive probe to the positive lead and its negative probe to the negative lead.

    What outputs should we expect?

    Well, here are the specs for the panels I used:

    Wiring solar panels in parallel adds the current (amps) together while keeping the voltage (volts) the same.

    Thus, for volts, you should see a number around 9V DC.

    For amps, you should see a number around 666mA (333mA 2). But in real world conditions, expect solar panels to output a little less than their stated current.

    Tip: You’ll likely have to switch the red probe to your multimeter’s other port in order to measure this amount of current.

    Step 4: Solder the Buck Converter to the Leads

    Locate the positive and negative terminals on the buck converter.

    Solder the positive lead to the converter’s positive terminal and the negative lead to its negative terminal.

    Now you should have a working solar charger!

    Time to check that it’s working.

    First, make sure the buck converter is connected properly and working by shining some light on the panels. Its LED should light up.

    The LED is on. Looks like it’s working.

    Next, test your charger by placing it outside in direct sunlight and plugging in your phone or USB device. Your device should start charging.

    My Kindle’s charging light turns on when I plug it in — my charger is working!

    I tested my charger’s output with a USB meter to confirm that the charger was indeed outputting a decent current at 5V.

    It’s outputting 460 mA (about 0.5 A) at 5V. That’s about 2.5W, or half the rate of a standard 5W phone charger. (During real-world use it regularly got up to 3W.)

    According to our solar charging calculator, it will take about 5.7 peak sun hours to fully charge my iPhone XR.

    Definitely not the fastest solar charger, but it’ll top off my battery in a pinch.

    Optional: Shrink wrap the buck converter using heat shrink tubing and a heat gun. I did this to for aesthetics and to protect the circuit board a bit. It covers up the converter’s LED, but that wasn’t a big deal to me.

    Step 5: Glue the Charger to the Fabric

    Grab your glue and the strip of fabric you cut back in Step 1. Glue the panels and buck converter to the fabric in your desired layout.

    Tip: The glue I used bled through the fabric a bit, so you may want to put a piece of newspaper down first.

    Wait for the glue to set. Once it has, touch up any spots you missed, if needed.

    Step 6: Install the Eyelets (Optional)

    Because I’ll be using my charger while hiking and biking, I wanted to install eyelets so I can strap it to my backpack and bike. If you don’t need to attach your charger to anything, you can skip this step.

    First, let’s install the two eyelets at the “bottom” — the side opposite the buck converter.

    Cut a circle in the fabric using the eyelet as a guide. Feed the eyelet bottom through the hole.

    Tip: Since I used such small eyelets I just cut a small X with my scissors. You could also create a hole by poking a nail through.

    Place the eyelet base tool underneath the eyelet bottom. Place the eyelet top on top of the fabric.

    Place the eyelet punch tool over the eyelet top. Hammer the punch tool to install the eyelet.

    Repeat these steps to install the second bottom eyelet.

    Now it’s time for the top eyelets — the ones on the same side as the buck converter.

    To protect the converter, I decided to fold the extra fabric over it and cut a hole for its USB port. (If you don’t want to do that, just install the top eyelets like you did the bottom ones.)

    Then I installed the top eyelets through both layers of fabric, glued the flaps together, and glued the USB port to the fabric.

    Note: Don’t cover up any of the solar panel!

    Wait for the glue to set, and you’re DONE!

    Step 7: Test Your DIY Solar Charger

    Now that you’ve made your own solar-powered charger, it’s time to charge something with it!

    Place it outside in direct sunlight. Plug in your phone or other USB device. Then sit back and relax as you take advantage of all that free solar energy.

    When you’re done charging, fold the charger shut for easy storage.

    This charger doesn’t have a built-in battery. Adding a battery makes a homemade solar phone charger more complex.

    You can easily pair your charger with your battery pack of choice (I use the Anker PowerCore 10000). Charge your battery pack during the day, then use it to charge your phone or USB device at night.

    DIY Solar Charger Projects

    Solar Electric Bike Charger

    Learn how to solar charge your ebike battery for what may be the most eco-friendly transportation method there is. I even show you how I mounted my solar charger to my ebike to make a full-on solar bike.

    Solar Qi Power Bank with LED Light and Wireless Charging Function

    Price includes: Your one-color logo or text decorated in one location. For more colors, decorating options or customizations, click on Request a Quote.

    Escape to the great out doors and charge up to 4 devices with Solar Qi – 10,000 mAh power bank. Featuring: – Large, full color imprint ready area – Solar Charging Panel (5V/200mA input) – 16 ultra bright LED lights – 3 USB outputs, 1 micro USB input – Built in Qi Wireless Charger – Includes carrying drawstring pouch and carabineer – On/Off switch with capacity indicator light – Built in hanging strap. Complies with Prop 65. 5 1/2″ L x 3″ W x 3/4″ Thick

    Minimum order is 25 units, you may order any quantity above 25.Price/quantity breaks are shown, the more you order, the lower the unit price.

    Description

    Escape to the great out doors and charge up to 4 devices with Solar Qi – 10,000 mAh power bank. Featuring: – Large, full color imprint ready area – Solar Charging Panel (5V/200mA input) – 16 ultra bright LED lights – 3 USB outputs, 1 micro USB input – Built in Qi Wireless Charger – Includes carrying drawstring pouch and carabineer – On/Off switch with capacity indicator light – Built in hanging strap. Complies with Prop 65. 5 1/2″ L x 3″ W x 3/4″ Thick

    SKU: OMBEG-NGSDG

    Setup charge: 60.00

    Price includes: Logo or text laser engraved in one location

    Packaging: Gift Box

    Additional information

    4 1/2 W x 2 H on Back Side

    5 to 7 working days or 1 to 3 working days for rush service

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    Where Do I Send My Art?

    You will receive a confirmation email after check out. Simply reply to that email attaching your art with any special instructions. A free mockup/proof will be provided for you to approve before we begin production.

    This product isn’t eligible for next day rush service. Production time: 5 to 7 working days or 1 to 3 working days for rush service

    ‘Universe’ Solar Charging Station

    A whimsical and colorful charging station, with an array of 4 USB ports and 2 wireless charging pads, incorporating a handy bench seat. Elevated solar panels minimize the risk of damage or vandalism compared with benchtop panels and plexiglass lighting surrounding the central panel illuminates the charging ports in the dark.

    Matching planters and round or oval-shaped bench seats can be added for a totally co-ordinated installation.

    Features

    The ‘Universe’ solar charging station is part of the extensive ‘Universe’ range of street furniture which includes round and curved benches and planters.

    These unique benches look great on their own but are most eye catching when combined with other seating units in the Universe range to create larger, integrated seating installations.

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    The colorful units with their minimalist but intriguing design blend perfectly into modern architectural spaces, creating visually exciting places to meet, relax, recharge and enjoy.

    Multiple USB and Qi charging outlets

    4 x USB A charging outlets plus 2 x Qi charging pads.

    Vandal resistant overhead PV panels

    Elevated solar panels minimize danger of damage or vandalism.

    Illuminated USB port charging panel

    LED lights around the outer edge of the central USB port console are activated automatically when darkness falls.

    Battery charge indicator

    A row of lights on the central console indicates state of available power.

    Part of an integrated range of outdoor furniture

    The charging station perfectly integrates with other seating in the ‘Universe’ range of street furniture.

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