[TheEliminatorX] AMAZING! Solar Powered Nintendo Ds Lite!

Hello, In this project i shall be covering the basics of how to turn your nintendo ds lite into a solar powered games console, you shall never need to recharge!

This Guide shall be split into 17 sections : INDEX :

1.Materials
2.Making the panels
3.Attach the diodes
4.Wiring part 1
5.Wiring part 2
6.Wiring part 3
7.Wiring part 4
8.Join the panels
9.Test Setup
10.Prepare the DS Lite
11.Connect panels 1
12.Connect panels 2
13.Close it
14.Secure panels






Materials : You will need:
4x 60x60mm solar cell
Thin wire
Scotch tape
2x diodes





Tools :
Hot glue gun(with glue
Soldering iron (with solder)
Multimeter
Mire Cutter/Stripper​

Make The Panels​

Solder the two solar cells together to make a panel, the negative strip must be connected to the positive strip. The negative ends of the solar cells have a skinny black mark by them. Please do this again with the other two to make another panel

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Attach The Diode​

this diode is used so that the solar panels can charge the battery but the battery can't discharge into the solar panels. On the positive end of one of the panels, solder the anode (the end that hasn't got a white stripe) of one of the diodes to the positive end of one of the solar panels, the diode should points down. Solder the anode of the other diode to the other panel so that it point down. next, use a a small amount of hot glue to strongly secure the diode to the solar cell.

Wiring part 1​

Cut a some wire around 15 cm long. take one end and solder it to the end of the diode on the top panel (where the diode faces down). bend it at the corner of the panel, and tape it at the edge of the first cell.

Wiring part 2​

Cut another piece of wire around 15 cm long. take one end of it and solder it to the negative side of the top panel. fold it around the corner and then tape it.

Wiring part 3​

Cut a piece of wire about 20 cm long. Solder one end of it the diode on the lower panel, then bend it and tape it along the straight length of the panel. This wire will later be soldered to the part which holds the ds battery

Wiring part 4​

Cut a piece of wire about 10 cm long, and solder it to the negative end of the bottom panel. Tape it to the side of the panel with a small piece of tape. This wire will later be soldered to the holder of the ds battery.

Joining the panels​

Take the wire from the negative of the top panel and put it underneath the tape on the bottom panel. Solder the end of the wire to the negative of the bottom panel. Take the wire from the positive (diode side) of the top panel and put it underneath the tape on the bottom panel. Solder the end of the wire to the end of the diode on the positive side of the bottom panel.

Setup test​

Connect the multimeter to the two wires comming from the panels. Take it outside and set the panels in a place where the sun is shining most. Test the voltage and the current. A good way to test that each panel is working is to put the multimeter on the current setting and cover one of the panels with your hand. If the current is just about half of what it was before, they work!








Prepare Your Ds




After you've made sure the panels work, take the battery cover off of the Nintendo DS. Take out the battery by sliding the cover and pulling it out.

Connect the panels part 1​

If the wires coming from the panels are too long, cut them to fit the needed size.

Solder the positive wire from the panels to the positive battery terminal. A good way to do this is to wedge it between the two little tabs, then solder it while it's stuck there.

Connect the panels part 2​

Solder the negative wire to the negative battery terminal, using the same method as before.

Close it​

Push the battery back into the slot, force it if you have to. It should be harder to put back in because the battery connector is now covered in solder.

Screw the battery cover on. This may require some effort because of the wires sticking out of it. If you're using a lower guage wire, you may have to cut or sand a gap for it to fit.

Secure panels to ds​

Position the cells on the DS how you want to attatch them. Lift up one of the panels and place a large spot of glue under each cell. Hold it tight until the glue cools (about 30 seconds). Repeat this with the other panel and then it is finished!

You are now succesfully finished, and this is what the product should look like!​

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This took me 5 hours to make and post!

 

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Pretty amazing guide. 9/10

 

thank you very much