Thanks, Richard for all the great info (and to Mike Lee for the theremon suggestion). I'll have to try all these things! Will report back in a couple of days.Caryl
> Date: Fri, 2 Nov 2012 19:59:27 -0400 > Subject: Re: [support-gang] Questions About Solar Panels > From: [email protected] > To: [email protected] > CC: [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected] > > > > > I can assure you that the whine will not damage the panel. > > Oops. Meant to say "will not damage the XO-1." > > > I have a software tool specifically for this purpose. Its called > > olpc-panel-pwr. > > Oops again. should be: "called olpc-panelpwr-log" > > > There is one small detail that I've discovered since then. If the output of > > the panel is 20+ Volts. Then the 1.75 may fail to turn on at all if there > > isn't a battery. Under certain conditions the high voltage makes our power > > supply circuit do some bad things on startup. > > I'll add these bad things are harmless to the XO-1.75. But it won't power on. > > Hope all that info helped. > > -- > Richard A. Smith > One Laptop per Child
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