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Since the EEE pc is actually 12V input, the idea of a solar panel charger came to mind. so I have bought one of those solar car battery trickle chargers, and out in he sun without load, its doing 25V! I reliase once its under load, this will drop dramatically, but the thing is its only doing 140ma under a direct short. Is there any cheap, efficient way to drop the voltage, but maybe gain a little current at the same time? I realize these panels arent made to do much, but surely more than 140ma if its for trickle charing a car battery?!
I dont really wanna risk my EEEpc with 25V, as I dont know wether it has an internal regulator or not, and I have considered a LM317, but I dont have much current to waste.
Any idea;s ?
I dont really wanna risk my EEEpc with 25V, as I dont know wether it has an internal regulator or not, and I have considered a LM317, but I dont have much current to waste.
Any idea;s ?