solar panels

“has anyone ever used solar chargers for your aa batteries or to run a cell phone, gps, ect. give me your opinion......”

“I just ordered one of these:




http://www.northerntool.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ProductDisplay?storeId=6970&productId=200306871&R=200306871
last edited: 5/09/05 6:56:34 AM”

“That's not a bad price. Great for an outdoor shed.”

“I used one 2 years ago on the trail. Different brand though. I decided I would rather just carry 2 extra sets of batteries. The batteries are smaller and weigh about the same as the solar charger. It worked well as long as I had a full days worth of sun. Also I had to rotate the panel to make sure it was in the sun all day.”

“Solar Sex Panel?”

“GREAT Website for solar stuff:

http://www.realgoods.com/renew/”

“i purchased a Brunton Solaris 6 - 12 volt system and have put this baby to the test charging up 4 AA Lithium and a cell phone , GPS,Sattelite phone, Midland 2 way radios and all fully charge . Took this panel 2 hrs to fully charge GPS,CELL,2 way radios....and 3 hrs to fully charge the 4 AA Lithium Batteries.”

“Easy to pack?”

“http://www.cnn.com/2008/TECH/science/11/12/solar.coating/index.html

This is awesome news.”

“Its good news, that could lead to awesome news. Down toward the bottom of the story it was said that this will only deliver 4-5% more power from the solar cell. Its a nice start that allows for easier positioning of the cells, but what will be awesome is when this coating isn't as fragile as they are saying. These are outdoor installations.

What was pretty interesting to me was this:
Leggett believes that the future is already very bright for the solar industry. He says that $150 billion was invested in renewable energy last year, with $28 billion of that going to photovoltaics.”

“Don't let Solyndra Crooks fool you.

http://finance.yahoo.com/news/Solar-power-is-beginning-to-apf-254182986.html?x=0&sec=topStories&pos=1&asset=&ccode=”

“Of all the possible reasons why solar will soon be mainstream, its the US miliary. It has the deep pockets to pay the high costs now and is pushing to put it everywhere - battlefield forward and rear, foreign and domestic bases. Saving lives and money over the traditional diesel generators on the front lines, and saving money with grid-tie systems at home.”

“And works great in sunny desert climes!”

“I know that well enough.”