• SomeAmateur@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
      6·
      4 months ago

      I got a folding solar panel that I use to charge a big power brick and then use that to charge devices. The goal is to use the solar panel on long camping trips and in case of power outages.

      The brick alone will keep my phone topped off for over a week

      • manmachine@lemmy.world
        3·
        4 months ago

        Yeah, I’m casually eyeing up those new folding solar panels which have an USB-C output directly on them. I’m fortunate to live in places with good stable electricity, but it would be nice to have an extra backup.

        • SomeAmateur@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
          2·
          4 months ago

          So the solar panel I have doens’t have an on board battery, just straight to usb. It makes it lighter and less bulky so I don’t mind.

          I personally think most phones would be okay but I’ve read in a few places that some devices don’t play nice with the variations in electricity from the solar panel.

          So the battery brick is the middleman.

  • addie@feddit.uk
    4·
    4 months ago

    Now, for the best battery health, just need to only charge everything that’s used portably but plugged in every night to 80%, and everything that’s occasionally moved from place to place but only ever used when it’s plugged in to 50%.

    100% charges are for those occasions when you’ll be working away from power for a few days.

    • Stovetop@lemmy.world
      3·
      4 months ago

      That being said, a lot of consumer electronics work that way automatically, where they stop charging below their theoretical max capacity but read as 100% to protect the battery and let consumers still feel like their devices are fully charged.