Off grid charging-enlightening please?

2008-08-03 Thread Stan. SWAN
k in! Ah-of course secular education wouldn't be threatened with "a charge for a prayer" obligation would it? I'm so confused that my XO enthusiasm is under scrutiny... Stan -----

Solar charging - "Smart Drive" possibilities?

2008-08-01 Thread Stan. SWAN
manuka.orconhosting.net.nz/smart3.jpg http://www.manuka.orconhosting.net.nz/smart4.jpg Stan --- Stan. SWAN - Educator/writer/consultant (ICT-Electronics-Sustainable Energy) EMAIL: =&

Solar charging-personal versus central etc.

2008-07-30 Thread Stan. SWAN
arge, yet most modern offerings (infinatly more powerful) run for months/years on a few AA cells. Stan --- Stan. SWAN - Educator/writer/consultant (ICT-Electronics-Sustainable Energy) EMAIL: => [EM

Re: CIS solar charging-correct list?

2008-07-30 Thread Stan. SWAN
Scott: Thanks for this solar net one info, which (as an electronic guru) impresses me. Are those PV arrays 600 Watts?? Yikes- allow ~US$3k for these alone (about the annual salary for a teacher in many downtrodden areas). Double this for the battery bank! Maintenance? IMHO such a solar scheme is p

Re: CIS solar charging-correct list?

2008-07-29 Thread Stan. SWAN
I'm still on the solar OLPC quest, & after meandering assorted automotive "goodies" displays here in Wellington (NZ),found Kmart selling some outstanding value 12V 5Ah "Rechargeable Power Packs". This ~US$35 offering, pictured at => www.manuka.orconhosting.net.nz/powerpak.jpg ,even has an inbuilt

Re: CIS solar charging-correct list?

2008-07-29 Thread Stan. SWAN
Richard et.al: Thanks for feedback on my NZ midwinter solar charging trials. I'm pretty experienced with the technicalities of solar PV (although this is the first CIS/CIGS panel I'd worked with), & was certainly aware of that 10V cutout (& similar cutout at ~23V). That heavy overcast image was re

CIS solar charging-correct list?

2008-07-29 Thread Stan. SWAN
Greetings- in spite of numerous [EMAIL PROTECTED] categories I can't find any concerned with solar charging! Can someone please direct me, as => devel@lists.laptop.org seems essentially software. The need arises after being asked to post my recent findings on charging a OLPC with a new release 10