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Re:Teacher in Ghana has no computers so he draws Microsoft W... by mlevental on Saturday March 03, 2018 @12:21AM (#16508043)
a 40w solar panel plus battery plus charge controller is not cheap (nor small). i knew some people that put those together but all told they were about $500 with locally sourced parts.
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Re:Teacher in Ghana has no computers so he draws Microsoft W... by jniles on Saturday March 03, 2018 @02:16AM (#16508307)
Just for interests sake, solar panels in the DR Congo are about a dollar a watt. However, getting durable batteries is a different story.
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