Off the Grid
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A custom-built, solar powered oscillator using a 74HC14 Schmitt Hex Inverter. Based on a solar-powered oscillator schematic I found on the web and can no longer locate. It’s very similar to the circuit in Nic Collins’ Hardware Hacking book.
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