Date: Thu, 17 Jan 2002 21:32:55 EST From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [LIB] Experiences...
John, Unisolar apparently makes a smaller unit similar to the one you talked about, and it is being auctioned on ebay for $129 (starting price). It is flexible, stainless steel-backed, and puts out 16.5V, 620 mA. It is one of those that I had in mind, and sounds identical to what you found at Jade Mountain. I'm not sure about the charging requirements of the Li-ion cells, though, and was hoping someone had already done the experimentation (like Gerhard maybe) so I could pick their brains and save $. As far as amperage, I think it just translates into charging time (2400 mAh � 620 mA = 3.87 hours), but I have zero expertise in this area. Hopefully someone else on the list does. Lee >I have thought about it and did some checking. Jade Mountain >(www.jademountain.com) sells a flexible solar panel which puts out >16.5 volts at .62 amps which looked interesting. It is 21.8 x 16.7 x >0.3 inches and rolls into a 8 inch diameter tube. It is 179 dollars >though and I don't know whether .62 amps will be enough to charge >the battery. The next step up is 1.94 amps which is enough but it >is 56 inches long. Too big for packing. These are made by Uni- >Solar. ************************************************************** http://libretto.basiclink.com - Libretto mailing list http://libretto.basiclink.com/archive - Archives http://www.picante.com/~gtaylor/portable/faq.html - FAQ -------TO UNSUBSCRIBE------- Reply to any of the list messages. The reply mail should be addressed to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] - Then replace any text on the message's subject line: cmd:unsubscribe --------TO UNSUBSCRIBE DIGEST------ Do above but with this on subject line: cmd:unsubscribe digest **************************************************************
