Get an old battery powered analog watch, take the battery out and power it with a solar cell. Set it to high noon, put it at night, the next night it will tell you how many hours and minutes of sun it got.
On Wed, Aug 26, 2020 at 8:09 PM Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > I want to install a solar powered security lantern somewhere on the side of > the yard that receives enough sunlight to fully charge the batteries and > maximize the time the lantern is lit. > > To that end I am looking for a measurement device I can leave outside in > various spots in the yard to find the one with the greatest solarity. > > The only device I could find is called SunCalc. You leave out for 12 hours > and it simply tells you whether the spot is appropriate for plants that > require full or partial sun. > > https://www.ebay.com/itm/Luster-Leaf-SunCalc-Rapitest-Plant-Growth-Gardening-Products-1875/353182264845?epid=24011372456&hash=item523b4dae0d:g:Z6gAAOSwybZfRkQv#rwid > > I'd prefer something that records the number of hours of direct sunlight > for a particular spot. Anyone own one of these, assuming it exists? > > Thanks. > > > > full vs. partial sun > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > -- OK Don "Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to pause and reflect." Mark Twain “Basic research is what I’m doing when I don’t know what I am doing.” Wernher Von Braun 2013 F150, 18 mpg 2017 Subaru Legacy, 30 mpg 1957 C182A, 12 mpg - but at 150 mph! _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
