tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1592992209402300549.post171710967067861045..comments2024-03-28T08:06:43.198-04:00Comments on The Silicon Graybeard: Cheap Solar Power - Hacking the Explorer2SiGraybeardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00280583031339062059noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1592992209402300549.post-14282399868690806122012-09-05T16:54:36.452-04:002012-09-05T16:54:36.452-04:00spam comment deleted...spam comment deleted...SiGraybeardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00280583031339062059noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1592992209402300549.post-23418044256397746442012-09-04T17:49:27.479-04:002012-09-04T17:49:27.479-04:00It recharges all of my iCrap.
I just wasn't ...It recharges all of my iCrap. <br /><br />I just wasn't aware I was getting *just* a USB charger. I might have gotten it anyway, but would have liked to know beforehand. Erin Palettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09984632637166408245noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1592992209402300549.post-67797566482839949452012-09-04T16:30:31.586-04:002012-09-04T16:30:31.586-04:00You know how when you jump start a car you connect...You know how when you jump start a car you connect positive to positive and negative to negative? That's parallel. What it will do with the solar panels is provide double the current at the same voltage as one. If you put them in series (+ to -) and one + and one - become the new terminals, you get double the voltage at the same current as one. (There are some unpleasant details I'm ignoring - they're never the same voltage). <a href="http://thesilicongraybeard.blogspot.com/2012/03/least-you-should-know-about-electricity.html" rel="nofollow">this</a> might help - I hope.<br /><br />The downside is that it will probably require soldering. I'll try to find a better way. <br /><br />Do you have USB stuff that it charges? <br />SiGraybeardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00280583031339062059noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1592992209402300549.post-27536542783527858842012-09-04T14:41:56.706-04:002012-09-04T14:41:56.706-04:00You are cordially invited to come join my blog as ...You are cordially invited to come join my blog as I have yours. I like what I see here and hope you will feel the same about my little blog. the ratAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1592992209402300549.post-47855281789909301432012-09-04T13:46:57.304-04:002012-09-04T13:46:57.304-04:00It's cool. As I said, I was *one* of the peopl...It's cool. As I said, I was *one* of the people, and to be honest I heard about it through Survivalblog as well. :)<br /><br />I'm not sure what you mean by "parallel the two panels" or what that would accomplish. Something about doubling the electrical output?<br /><br />Really, my main gripe about the panels is that they are USB-only. I was hoping they'd have a more universal connector. Erin Palettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09984632637166408245noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1592992209402300549.post-34905230091636993052012-09-04T12:02:24.586-04:002012-09-04T12:02:24.586-04:00My apologies for not crediting you, but I thought ...My apologies for not crediting you, but I thought I got the reference on SurvivalBlog. I didn't go looking for the reference yesterday, though. <br /><br />I'm currently thinking the easiest thing to do would be to parallel the two panels. The potential drawback to that is that their regulator may not really be good enough to handle twice the current. I might need to design a new regulator. <br /><br />I can read the part numbers on the little active devices, but they don't cross reference to anything. That's not uncommon. Companies will pay the semiconductor maker to put the buyer's part number on a part. <br /><br />SiGraybeardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00280583031339062059noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1592992209402300549.post-80042898496882030222012-09-03T22:16:03.095-04:002012-09-03T22:16:03.095-04:00As one of the people who posted this (and having b...As one of the people who posted this (and having bought one myself), I am very interested in seeing what comes of these experiments. Erin Palettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09984632637166408245noreply@blogger.com