[ale] [OT]: Solar Panel Electronics

Irv Mullins irvm at ellijay.com
Sat Jun 12 16:43:42 EDT 2004


On Saturday 12 June 2004 04:36 pm, Christopher Bergeron wrote:
> Guys, sorry for the semi-OT post.  I'm looking to power a device via a
> solar panel.  What I'm wondering is how to calculate how much solar
> panel I'll need.  My device has a DC input for 5v input - 6.8 Watt.  I'm
> thinking that I'll need to pull about 2 Amps for the device.  What I'd
> like to know is what kind of solar panel I should get to power this
> device.  Would I be ok to use a 10Watt solar panel?

I met this guy (Paul) at the hamfest last week, he seems to know his 
sfuff:
http://solarkitchense.com/

Irv



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