I tried my 5W, 5V solar panel with a Tandy 200 and it didn't work. It would show activity on the LCD but never made it to the menu before freezing up.
Could be because it was a cloudy day and through a glass window. Could be because it doesn't output anywhere close to "5W". It's too bad, since the panel is only a little larger than the Tandy 200 and could easily have been mounted on the lid. --b9 On October 23, 2025 6:45:27 PM PDT, 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. >>>
