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 FIXME Discuss installation of Buck Converter
-  We're currently preparing a video to demonstrate how to install one of these buck converters
+  We're currently preparing documentation on how to install one of these buck converters
-  and run a Crowbox from 12V power sources. Video should be ready mid-January 2021.
+  and run a Crowbox from 12V power sources.
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 As we stated earlier, Voltaic brand power banks are a good, reliable source of portable power for a Crowbox. Voltaic also offers solar power kits which include a solar panel and an 'always on' power bank. This setup should be perfect for a Crowbox but, as I said, we have not yet tested these ourselves.
-In mid-January we'll begin testing this Voltaic solar power kit with the Crowbox:
-https://voltaicsystems.com/2-watt-kit/
 Since Crowbox power consumption is under 1/2 watt most of the time, our hope is that a 2W solar panel combined with a 6,400mAh power bank will run a Crowbox indefinitely on solar power during spring and summer in most locations. We will publish our observations in the [[http://groups.google.com/group/CrowBoxKit|Crowbox Google Group]], including accurate measurements on the practical output of this particular solar panel.