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solar powered charger for an ipad / tablet

mds33200

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Hi I was looking to buy a solar powered charger that I would be using to charge my ipad. I keep mine in my car and I would not mind just leaving the solar panel on my dash and just running a wire and connecting it to the ipad when the battery is half way down.

I was looking on ebay and I found one for less then $8 shipped. The output is 6 volts and 3.5 watts. It is a solar panel with a box attached on the back to secure a wire with a female USB connector. So you just plug a regular usb charger into the port and connect the other end to the device.

I was just wondering if that is a good amount of voltage / wattage to charge the battery efficiently? Or would a charger with a higher wattage make the charging go quicker? I would assume anything higher then 6 volts could damage the ipad.

Any info would be much appreciated!

Below is the ebay link

http://www.ebay.com/itm/6v-3-5w-Sol...776214?hash=item4d42c65616:g:91AAAOSwYmZXEZjt
 
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dogdog

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probably junk....

Most phone / IPADS requires 2AMP charger these days .... all are about 5-ish volts needed... Why not just buy a cigarette port charger ?
 
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