Uploaded March 2023 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago

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Can we run our low-power electronics indefinitely from solar power? Thanks to PCBWay.com/?from=atomic for "powering" the channel over the last couple of years.

I've had my low-power ePaper display up and running for a while - it needs to be recharged every couple of months. But I got to thinking: "Can I run it off solar power?"

After my experiments with solar-powered Christmas lights, I wasn't convinced, but I reckon with a bit of energy scavenging it might actually be possible!

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