In this era, people are making every effort to reduce their dependence on fossil fuels and batteries to power their portable electronic devices. So where are these people going to obtain the power for their portable electronic devices? These people are making every effort to increase their dependence on solar energy. After all, in some form or fashion, solar energy is the root of all energy on earth. As such, it only makes sense to try to obtain electricity directly from the sun.

To help with those efforts in obtaining electricity directly from the sun, it is quite possible for you to build a solar charger for your USB devices. Although the chargers themselves are products that are not yet available in the market, it is possible for you to build a solar charger from materials that widely available.

The materials that you need to build your own solar charger for your USB devices are solar powered garden lamps, some wires, a female USB connector, and a baseball card sleeve. First you should remove the solar cells from the garden lamps then wire them together. Next you should take the USB connector, leave only the wires for a positive and negative connection exposed, and connect the USB wire to your solar cell array. Then you should use the baseball card sleeve to hold the solar cells and secure the sleeve with clear tape.

This homemade solar charger is powerful enough to not only charge your portable electronic device, but you can also use your portable electronic devices while they are being charged on the solar charger. This is especially useful if you are far from civilization and you need to charge your cell phone.

With this solar charger, you will be able to take one more step to fossil fuel independence.