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How to make a Raspberry Pi solar-powered FTP server

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Web Webster
Web Webster
Dec 7, 2012

We’ll be using a simple custom-built £25 Raspberry Pi case, with all the right slots for its outputs, that comes with a small solar panel, a battery case and a micro-USB cable. You’ll just need to supply your own NiMH rechargeable batteries.

Point your browser over here — you’ll find all the information you need to place an order via PayPal. The maker, Cottonpickers, has an eBay page as well if you’re more comfortable making your purchase that way.

Web Webster

Web Webster

Web Webster has more than 20 years of writing and editorial experience in the tech sector. He’s written and edited news, demand generation, user-focused, and thought leadership content for business software solutions, consumer tech, and Linux Today, he edits and writes for a portfolio of tech industry news and analysis websites including webopedia.com, and DatabaseJournal.com.

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