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Fusion with supercap
Fusion by steven4012 updated with a supercap and solar charging.
Published December 27, 2022
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Crides aka steven4012 published an update to his folding travel keyboard: the fusion.
Basically did a bit of bodging to replace the original battery and charging circuit with a Li-ion supercap and solar charging – Steven.
Some comments question the safety of this approach. Be careful when working with a supercap.
The Fusion was featured in Issue#72 of kbd.news. It's a compact, steno-capable board for on the go. Magnets keep it closed, and Hall effect sensors take care of shutting off the power when closed. Read the original post here.
Resources
Published on Tue 27th Dec 2022. Featured in KBD #109 (source).
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