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Originally Posted by mdp
Yes, I had read it and I hope I have not missed anything; what I meant is that TTBOMK, common batteries do not like being recharged many multiple times per day - like the availability of a powerful light source forces to.
And I was more focused on the battery already in the tablet, and this solar integration - of course, the note "Not supposed to charge it while charging another device" confirms it as non trivial.
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As for the battery in the tablet, while it is plugged in, it would get a constant supply of either 2.1A or 1A depending which of the 2 ports are used to charge it from the solar. At least how I understand it. As for how demanding on the battery is, who knows. It probably is not very good, but then again it would only go through 50ish charges per year.
I do not agree with using solar panels to generate electricity - it is not cost effective. Harness the sun for heat (e.g. in a on top of roof water heating system. Use really renewable energy (wind or water turbines) - those have a chance to recoup the energy invested that went into production. Far as I know, solar panels are not yet truly green.