Solar power Zune

Xmodgeek · Posted: Dec Sun 02, 2007 6:28 am Post subject: Solar power Zune

Any ideas on making a solar powered Zune?
Seriously

PS: The solar cells would supplement the battery.

Jhase · Posted: Dec Sun 02, 2007 6:52 am Post subject:

man im not really sure how that would work
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Xmodgeek · Posted: Dec Sun 02, 2007 7:46 am Post subject:

The casing is transparent so you hollow out the inside a bit and put some solar cells behind it and hook it up to the power input.

TX3089 · Posted: Dec Sun 02, 2007 8:23 am Post subject:

My Zune never sees the Sun.
Its always in my room,pocket, or backpack.

Plus if you left it in the window facing the sun, i guess it would damage the inside of the Zune.
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Xmodgeek · Posted: Dec Sun 02, 2007 8:35 am Post subject:

Oo true

I guess it would be good for when you can't charge it (stranded on a desert island) or camping and it would be a good way to extend your battery life at least.

I've been looking up some solar cells and surprisingly the ones from Radio Shack are looking good but expensive.

Xmodgeek · Posted: Dec Sun 02, 2007 9:10 am Post subject:

I did the math and it might work.

Using the solar cells from Radio Shack they are 2cm x 4cm and have an output of 0.45V (0.55V Max) and 0.275A (0.3A Max)

So by braking them in 1/2th and 1/8th you can fit 14 halfs on the back. With that a solar panel with an out put of 6.3V and 0.1375 A can be made. But sense it's not a perfect world at 0.36V, 0.08A per cell the panal will still have a voltage of 5.04 and the Zune's average power consumption is 0.0667 Amp (800 mah / 12 hour) so is really should have an positive effect on the battery life even if it's not in direct sun light and + the fact you would have a Solar Powered Zune..

Branhower · Posted: Dec Sun 02, 2007 3:41 pm Post subject:

ROFL, you're a freakin' genius.
Welcome to Zunemods. To make a case, I guess it would be good for that, but I hope your Zune is out of warranty, and I also hope that the heat won't fry components on the inside.
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ninjay07 · Posted: Dec Sun 02, 2007 3:43 pm Post subject:

Branhower · Posted: Dec Sun 02, 2007 3:54 pm Post subject:

Ninjay makes a good point.
Maybe you can make a USB charger, that way you can keep your Zune in the tent and the charger outside. It's a win-win.
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Xmodgeek · Posted: Dec Sun 02, 2007 3:55 pm Post subject:

Should have an positive effect on the battery life even if it's not in direct sun light. I got my Zune from Newegg.com about 2 weeks ago for $99.99 but I voided the warranty 2 days after I got it but I beat I could return it to Wal-Mart if I screwed it up. I also got 3 solar cells from RS today and I'm testing them now.

The whole point of this is I want to make it all inigrated so I don't have to carey it with me. The one thing I do need to know is which are the power pins on the Zune's mother board.

bald_gye · Posted: Dec Sun 02, 2007 4:17 pm Post subject:

i'd be more impressed if u hacked the th thing to play old gameboy games
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Xmodgeek · Posted: Dec Sun 02, 2007 4:29 pm Post subject:

Yes I would rather have games too but I wouldn't know where to begin with that. now if Linux ever gets ported to the Zune then I might try something.

ninjay07 · Posted: Dec Sun 02, 2007 7:59 pm Post subject:

maybe you should try put a stunt gun on it. likes 007's phone, if other people touch it, they get stunt. Laughing

Xmodgeek · Posted: Dec Sun 02, 2007 8:42 pm Post subject:

Haha that crossed my mind but the Zune has a plastic case and it might mess up the Zune it self (static electricity restart problem) but now on the Zune 2 you could put strips of metal on the back insulated from the back itself of coarse and use one of the shock coils from a shocker pens and you got yourself a "Zune Zapper"

But the Zune 2 is smaller and the Solar power mod would be easer and more practical.

Outragexl10 · Posted: Dec Sun 02, 2007 8:47 pm Post subject:

why dont you just get a solar powered charger for like out side
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