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--- electrical:12v:power_mix [2023/11/19 12:25]
frater_secessus [alternator]
+++ electrical:12v:power_mix [2024/04/13 18:15]
frater_secessus [portable solar]
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-**Consider mounted solar as a backbone of your charging if you spend a lot of time emplaced in areas of shade adjacent to areas with clear sun**.  In a forest with canopy openings, for example.
+**Consider portable solar as a backbone of your charging if you spend a lot of time emplaced in areas of shade adjacent to areas with clear sun**.  In a forest with canopy openings, for example.
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   * works well - when set out in the sun, especially when tilted toward the sun.
   * works poorly - when not deployed, like for people who move a lot or who do not diligently set up / take down the portables.
+One way to **predict if you will reliably set up the portables**:  how full is your vehicle's gas tank and your phone battery right now?  If you are a "never let it get low" type you will likely set out portables consistently.  If you are a "always running on [E]mpty" type you are less likely to set out the portables. This is a not a moral judgement, but rather a way to help assess whether or not portables would be a good source of power for your use case.

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