Published Date 9/4/13 10:11 AM
Currently we have half the solar panels we ordered working to power core camp phone, laptops and tech tent (250w) – with limited public phone charging. And a second 40w solar powered laptop, music and phone charging point in the large massage tent. In the kitchen we now have a permanent lighting set-up with 27w solar panel. The tolits also have battery lighting but no panels to trickle charge the battery.
(DRAFT) This is a list to build on what we have in our low power solar driven 12v tech tent (and wider powered spaces) at Balcombe anti-fracking camp.
3x small cheap laptops (Thinkpad X60-61) these can be sourced ex-corporate and are strongly built, only use 14-24w of power – less than a 3ed of a normal laptop)
3xcheap usb mouse for the laptops.
Big 2TB external hardrive (legal and camp media off site backup)
Small 1TB USB hardrive (on-site backup)
4 x universal 12v laptop chargers (these can be used to power most small electronics, we use them for the audio and LED projector for screenings)
Wifi booster x2
2 x solar panels 100w semi flexible for tech tent roof + charge controllers, so we can move the huge panel to camp events charging which is what its needed, configured and bought for.
4x cheap 5-10w solar panels to trickle charge the distributed lighting set-ups, they are small so we don’t need the cost and complexity of charge controllers. (NEED TO WORK OUT THE MATH TO SEE IF THIS WILL WORK WELL ANUF)
20m cable heavy duty
Box of mixed 12v electrical connectors
Cheap mobile phone/mifi to use as permanent hotspot (Sim has to be 3 network as this is the only one that works reliably, PASG data package)
6x Phone charging USB 5v adapters (these keep going missing)
20 x micro USB charging cables (these keep going missing)
5 x iphone usb charging cables (these keep going missing)
UPDATED LIST (DRAFT)
Ebuyer torch (AA bats) x4 (529074) £88
Ebuyer USB micro cable x20 (242264) £19
Ebuyer Apple connector x4 (451003) £12.60
Ebuyer single 5 volt USB adapter x6 (394741) £18.00
Ebuyer external HD 1TB x1 (396739) £55.00
Ebuyer external HD 2TB x1 (384253) £84.52
Solar shower bags 3 off £21
rechargeable AA battery 16 £20
8 cell battery re-charger 1 £20
3 network data sim card 10gb a month 6 months £90
wifi booster antenna x2 £70
small 10w solar panels + cables x4 £100
transport fund £500
big tarps x10 £180
cast iran Clark Victoria wood burning stove x1 £574
cheap RF bugging detector x1 £20
Parrot AR drone power addition x1 £320
Kitchen water filter + 5 filters x1 £80
phone mic in spliters x10 £40
Cheap small low power laptops think pad (X60) x3 £420
laptop 12v universal power supply’s x3 £90
100w solar panels semi flexible x2 £320
charge controllers PWM5 x2 £36
Heavy duty 12v cable 20m £20
solar cable connectors 10 £25
box of electrical connectors x2 £40
padlock combination x3 £60
Hiring of winter tent £500
Total £3802