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Subject:Re: Trickle charging battery with 1.8W solar panel = failure
From:Malcolm Stebbins
Date:Mon, 26 Mar 2007 18:35:42 -0700

I'm no expert, but does the polarized windshield cut the sun's rays???  Did you measure it out of
the van in direct sunlight?  m

--- Martin Jagersand <jag@CS.UALBERTA.CA> wrote:

>I measured the output of the charger
> at two times: 1pm under full Alberta sun: 40mA,  at 4pm 10mA.
> That makes only 480mW and 120mW. Far from the advertized 1.8W.

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