I was thinking more along the lines of battery powered operations. I can stick a Pi, a car battery, a solar panel into a weather proof box and set it in the woods if I needed to.

[–] echodot@feddit.uk 3 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Wouldn't you just use a cheap lithium ion battery I'm not sure why you go for a lead acid.

[–] Duamerthrax@lemmy.world 4 points 10 months ago

It's just an example, but you can pull an old car battery from the junkyard and they have better temperature extremes. NiMH from a wrecked hybrid is also a good option for durability.

[–] butt_mountain_69420@lemmy.world 1 points 10 months ago

You've got a point, but whatever you're doing innawoods can probably be accomplished with a $40 pi, not a $100+ one.