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A project log for Solar powered battery sustainer

Keep the car charged without manes voltage during months between drives.

lion-mclionheadlion mclionhead 09/30/2024 at 04:560 Comments

It seems they're going to keep sending new dongles every 3 years or after a buyout.  Pay per mile insurance might prove unprofitable in the end & we'll just go back to prepaid insurance. 

There is no escape from the day job.

Anchor the pins in some balsa or they'll fall off when soldering.

This one had the same enclosure as the old one.

It proved easier to get the wires out the bottom. 

Left the badge off this one.  It might have held the GPS antenna in.

The trick is to leave the solar panel disconnected until daylight to be sure it isn't going to blow up.

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