Setting up Aleutia T2 Solar PC

www.aleutia.com. A completely solar PC with an Aleutia T2 12V PC (dual core Atom processor (D510), 2GB of RAM) and a 15" 12V monitor, using 29 Watts in all. These run off a foldable 40W weatherproof panel that connects to a deep cycle battery via Morning Star charge controller (which lets you charge the battery at the same as you are using it). PC and Monitor plug into standard DC sockets and 2 extra ones are included so you can plug in accessories like a light, mobile phone charger, or even fridge.

This kit was going to an NGO in East Timor which will be running on solar indefinitely.

Cost - approximately £800 with everything you need to work out of the box...indefinitely

Category:

Nonprofits & Activism

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• solar
• pc
• ngo
• east
• timor
• 12v
• dc
• d510
• intel
• atom
• d510mo
• lcd
• monitor
• tft
• charge
• controller
• morning
• star

[bigwigtom]

2 questions:

1. If the charge controller ensures that you get 12V out of the battery, it is presumably doing voltage regulation, so why are you using what appear to be DC to DC converters (i.e.12v lighter-socket devices) rather than just wiring DC jacks straight onto the output of the charge controller?

2. Since the PC itself will be using a range of voltages internally (e.g. +5v, -12v, 3.3v etc), its internal DC power supply must be doing voltage reg., so why is any pre-regulation needed?

[forzatoro89]

@WackoX1337 800 £ != 800 $ :)

[ongchorcool]

what os it run! windows 7?

[WackoX1337]

$800, but then free electricity forever :)