Insulate the Back of Your Solar Panel!
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Insulate the Back of Your Solar Panel!
Just got a goal zero solar panel. It's pretty cool. But. The instructions say not to charge devices when they're in the handy back pocket cuz they'll get super hot. :( This should work for any solar panel that has a pocket in the back to charge devices.
You're Not Supposed to Charge Stuff When It's in the Pocket
Well. The back pocket is handy. And I wanna put stuff in there and not have my phone or battery pack overheat. This is my solution
Get Some Magic Sunshade Stuff
I had mine leftover from another project
All you need for this project:
Sunshade material
Skizzors
Double bubble stick tape
All you need for this project:
Sunshade material
Skizzors
Double bubble stick tape
Cut It Out
Into the shape you need that will just snugly fit in the pocket. This takes some trial and error
Test Fit
See where I had to cut out a bit for the charge port? Yeah.
Put Strips of Double Stick On
This might be unnessicary um... unnecessary (hate that word) but you get the picture.
Done!
And isn't that carpet fabulous?!
Now you still shouldn't charge items in the back pocket but if you accidentally did they, in theory would be a lot cooler. Yah.
Now you still shouldn't charge items in the back pocket but if you accidentally did they, in theory would be a lot cooler. Yah.