Thread: Powering the Kindle DX by Solar
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Old 07-25-2011, 03:11 PM   #10
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Originally Posted by terencek View Post
As someone who actually has to live by solar power alone (in the African bush) and has a Kindle, I can offer you a 'quick and dirty' method though it won't be pretty.

Buy or salvage an old car battery. Hook up a cheap solar panel to it. Get yourself a 12v car USB-charger, connect it to the battery, charge the Kindle.

In essence this is what I do all the time (with all my equipment in fact) though of course with a somewhat more sophisticated set-up!
Yes. That is simple to do. I charge my iphone that way. But that's not what the OP asked for. He want's a portable solution.

That's not particular hard either. Get a "hard" Kindle case like a dustjacket. Cover the case with solar cells. Attach it to a voltage regulator and plug it into the Kindle.
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