I guess you'd need something for when a cloud passes in front of the sun, although you usually get some power out of a solar cell even in shadow. Maybe you could even use a supercap...
On Thu, Oct 23, 2025 at 9:47 PM B9 <[email protected]> wrote: > Very cool! I remember hearing about that guy but didn't know he had a > Model T. The article mentions he had "a 12V battery, and a five-watt solar > panel." > > I'm presuming he used the solar panel to charge the battery and then used > the battery to run the Model T. > > "Direct solar" as AbortRetryFail mentioned might be possible, but I'm not > sure what the advantage of that would be. I think I've got a 5W panel, so > maybe I'll give it a shot just to see. > > --B9 > > > > > > On October 23, 2025 3:48:40 PM PDT, Mike Stein <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> A solar powered M100... >> >> https://bikepacking.com/plog/steve-roberts-computing-across-america/ >> >> On Wed, Oct 22, 2025 at 2:53 PM [email protected] < >> [email protected]> wrote: >> >>> What are the limits/parameters of the 100's power supply circuit anyway. >>> Has anyone dug into it? >>> >>> Direct solar power for example would be cool, but I'd be reluctant to >>> experiment on the 40 year old hardware... >>> >>> >>> On October 21, 2025 4:20:27 PM EDT, Scott McDonnell < >>> [email protected]> wrote: >>> >>>> This shouldn't be a problem. >>>> On 10/21/2025 10:24 AM, VANDEN BOSSCHE JAN wrote: >>>> >>>> I found some stabilized power supplies, discarded but new. >>>> >>>> They are not compatible with the models T, but I suppose I can always >>>> adapt the pin. I’ve done it with USB-cables too. >>>> >>>> But these are 7,5 V, 650 mA. Isn’t that too much ? AFAIK, a standard >>>> Tandy wall-wart is 6V, but not stabilized. >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> *Jan-80 @ work* >>>> >>>> Rejoignez-nous sur Facebook - Volg ons op Facebook >>>> >>>> -- Sent from /e/OS Mail. >>> >>
