How can I power a couple small appliances using solar power?

Look up solar solar power supplies, battery charger and solar charger on the Internet. Lots of good information there. You will need to know how much current you will be drawing, the number of hours you will be using power, the rating of the power supply and the insolation ( this is spelled correctly) from insolation tables on the Internet.

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