> > book with plans for creating solar cells based on copper instead
>
> I am doubtful that either of the above will produce enough juice to
> charge the types of batteries used in yer typical wearable.
It might be able to extend the life of the battery, though...going from
4 hours to 5 might be worth it under certain circumstances.
It also depends on what a typical wearable requires. If I built a
wearable around my Helio (handheld PDA capable of running LINUX)
its power requirements are miniscule.
Encasing the outside of a belt pack with solar cells would generate
more than enough power, just walking around, to keep the AAA
batteries topped off.
> adapters for laptops are usually around 15-18 volts and 2-3 AMPS!
That's for laptops -- not necessarily required for a wearable. We've
had this discussion before.
> java I'd be quite impressed. Maybe this would work for a
> microcontroller
> based wearable drawing 20mA, but doubtful that it would power a
> pentium.
So ditch the Pentium. :-)
> BTW crackpot whackos are welcome here. I'm one of them and damn
> proud
> of it. Who wants to be normal?
Strangely enough, in this group I'm fairly normal. In the world,
however... :-)
-- Chuck Knight
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