G'day Caryl,
Mike is right, some panels are incompatible with an XO-1. They just
won't charge if the sun is too bright.
To discharge the batteries, one way is to break into the ok prompt, and
leave it on there.
To answer your questions though,
On Thu, Nov 01, 2012 at 10:27:31PM -0700, Caryl
Thanks folks for the info now I am wondering... if I were to put the solar
panel in the shade on a bright, sunny day would it work on the XO-1? Also, I
still would like to know what the high-pitched whining sound (guessing it was
around 1800cps) was and whether the XO could be damaged? I
When Cici (age 6 at the time) and I first encountered the whining sound
from an XO-1.5 powered by a panel, we made electronic music by waving our
hands and toys over the panel. We got a theremin for free!
http://www.flickr.com/photos/curiouslee/5172563580/
Mike
On Fri, Nov 2, 2012 at 1:02 PM,
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: rich...@laptop.org
To:
Great to hear! Our post hurricane clouds aren't supposed to clear until the
weekend.
In terms of the XO-1, Adam told me emphatically when I bought mine that it
doesn't support the XO-1.
I'm sure Richard Smith can elaborate if he has time.
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