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Solar Generator Project Update 06JAN2019

January 6, 2019 Julian OH8STN 0

Hello Operators. Here are few new pictures from the DIY solar generator project. Today I got the Headway pack put together. 4S3P 45,000mah. This solar […]

The Lead Acid Battery Deception

January 3, 2019 Julian OH8STN 0

Hello Operators. Today I’m going to put forth a very simple question, about Lead Acid Batteries. Here’s the scenario: We’re building a solar generator, battery […]

DIY Portable Solar Generator update

December 23, 2018 Julian OH8STN 0

Hello Operators Small update for the solar generator project. All the Headway LiFePO4 cells have arrived. That makes 12x, 15ah 40152s LiFePO4 cells. This gives […]

Why Bespoke Build Portable Power?

December 21, 2018 Julian OH8STN 0

Hello Operators Question keeps coming up, “Why bespoke build portable power when we can buy “off the shelf” saving ourselves the trouble?”. It’s very good […]

Portable Solar Generator DIY 12.8v LiFePO4

December 9, 2018 Julian OH8STN 3

Hello OperatorsFrom December 2018 through February 2019, I researched, designed, documented, and built a 12 volt, 576wh DC Solar Generator, using LiFePO4 batteries. In some […]

The Cost of Portable Off Grid Solar Power

November 1, 2018 Julian OH8STN 0

Hello Operators. The first image you see in this post was taken in Lapland back in August 2018. It’s one of the scenes from The […]

Lead Acid & AGM Batteries are a No Go!

October 29, 2017 Julian OH8STN 0

 Today while sitting here working on a video about portable Comms, I received a question from the operator asking me about AGM batteries for hiking. […]

DIY LIFEPO4 Power for Ham Radio Update

October 25, 2017 Julian OH8STN 0

Hello operators. I thought I’d share a couple of updates with you on the 10Ah version of the DIY lithium iron phosphate power project. Heatshrink […]

DIY 3/4S Li-Ion QRP Battery Pack

June 8, 2017 Julian OH8STN 0

A simple 3 or 4 cell solar compatible Li-Ion battery pack for QRP radios.

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