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Post by jedisynthor on Oct 18, 2018 21:39:12 GMT
As already mentioned in the other thread, I attached some photos of my build of an travel case with battery and solar Panel. Thanks to NightMachines for all the hints in your videos.
so you can easily play outside where ever you want.
BR Jedi
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Post by admin on Oct 18, 2018 21:44:14 GMT
This is fantastic! This must be the first ever modular synthesizer that's running on solar. Would you mind posting details on the make and model of battery pack and the panels?
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Post by jedisynthor on Oct 18, 2018 21:44:35 GMT
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Post by jedisynthor on Oct 18, 2018 21:53:34 GMT
And here are some hints what i have done.
- I used a "Rockboard LT XL Power Bank" which provide 9V. Be Careful as this is normally used for padels and the polarity is wrong by default. Minus is on the middle PIN.
- I soldered an additional power plug to the board. I did not include it onto the panel as NightMachines has done it. I changed polarity in the cable so i can use the normal power supply on the normal plug and my battery from the additional plug
- As the battery is charged by 5V, I used a solar panel similar to this one "Aukey PB-P5 Solar". I provide about 1A at 5V so enough to charge the battery.
As the battery pack has also a second 9V plug, I could also power by Volcas is the fit in the case.
BR Jedi
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Post by NightMachines on Oct 19, 2018 5:07:09 GMT
Cool! I need to get in on that solar panel action! Thanks for posting the details  |
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Post by robertlanger on Oct 19, 2018 10:10:04 GMT
This is AWESOME!! Is the power of the shown cells enough to power the rack at normal light? Or is full sunlight needed?
...solar modular - I love it! A nice counterpart of the current-hungry eurorack stuff!
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Post by jedisynthor on Oct 19, 2018 10:53:19 GMT
This is AWESOME!! Is the power of the shown cells enough to power the rack at normal light? Or is full sunlight needed? ...solar modular - I love it! A nice counterpart of the current-hungry eurorack stuff! Hi Robert,
the cells itself will not power the full set. It is puffered by lithium batterys. The output of them is 9V at 1000mah so 9 Watt. Under the current sun conditions i make 600mah at 5v with the solar pannels. Around 3w.
I have to check which current is really used by the AE, but as I can recharge while powering the AE, it seems like a long outdoor session
Nevertheless the power consumption of the AE is great!
BR Jedi
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Post by jedisynthor on Nov 11, 2020 21:35:46 GMT
Just a small update.
Extended to next case,some LED lights and also a small box.
Works quite well.
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Post by Lugia on Nov 11, 2020 23:01:08 GMT
Pretty nifty...this definitely outputs enough for the AE. Hell, it should output enough for MY AE, which is "abnormally large". 5A of output @ 12V nominal ain't no joke! Plus, it folds up and comes with its own "gig bag"!
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Post by dizzeesatchel on Nov 13, 2020 13:48:07 GMT
Fantastic! What is the little oscilloscope(?) you've got going on here?
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Post by jedisynthor on Nov 13, 2020 17:14:16 GMT
Fantastic! What is the little oscilloscope(?) you've got going on here?
This is a Eurorack Module from my bigger System:
I'm currently planing to migrate it to AE as the size should fit. I#m in contact with benoit to check if I can migrate it to AE. But it will need a 12V Power suppy so a small boost converter is need (not from the bus but from the power Bank)
BR Jedi
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Post by jedisynthor on Nov 13, 2020 17:24:33 GMT
Fantastic! What is the little oscilloscope(?) you've got going on here?
This is a Eurorack Module from my bigger System:
I'm currently planing to migrate it to AE as the size should fit. I#m in contact with benoit to check if I can migrate it to AE. But it will need a 12V Power suppy so a small boost converter is need (not from the bus but from the power Bank)
BR Jedi
I got a fast answer. CV and Oszi will only work with bipolar power input from the Eurorack bus. So no easy migration. |
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