

| Subject: | Re: Trickle charging battery with 1.8W solar panel = failure |
| From: | Martin Jagersand |
| Date: | Mon, 26 Mar 2007 20:51:55 -0600 |
The package says the panel is not supposed to be mounted outside, so it clearly has to be inside the windshield. This is a plain clear windshield. It is adjusted to face the sun. Martin On 3/26/07, Malcolm Stebbins <mwstebbins@yahoo.com> wrote: > > 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. > > > > > ____________________________________________________________________________________ > Expecting? Get great news right away with email Auto-Check. > Try the Yahoo! Mail Beta. > http://advision.webevents.yahoo.com/mailbeta/newmail_tools.html > >
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