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Due to my ADHD, I need a reminder to take my laundry out of the dryer—so changing batteries and remembering to recharge devices is just not going to work for me. As I reluctantly recharged my Ring doorbell for the second time in a month, I found myself thinking about solar panels. My Reolink outdoor camera shipped with a solar panel I mounted nearby and plugged into the camera. What prevented me from using that panel for any other non-solar camera or device? After a week of testing, I learned the answer was “not a damned thing,” and immediately began purchasing solar panels for my non-solar outdoor devices and at least one of my solar devices.
This will work on any device that has a USB input for charging. Solar panels come in different wattages, and the main thing is to not choose too high a wattage. I chose five to ten watt panels and these were plenty.
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