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Board Oscillation -- Anyone else seen this? > Will try again tomorrow to do a comparison test between the PowerFilm and Strong Volt panels. Jay, do you have any ideas what might be causing the board to oscillate on and off? My 5W Powe... |
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Re: My PowerFilm lightening steps One more important tip for those following in Jay's wake and lightening the PowerFilm. Those tiny copper wires coming out of the panel look bare, but are actually well insulated. The sun c... |
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My PowerFilm lightening steps Like Rich my board from Jay came yesterday. I got so excited I started trying to build my own 4 oz USB charger from a 5W PowerFilm panel. I bought my PowerFilm several years ago and found my panel ... |
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Re: Lightening Strong Volt Panel Here is an update on lightening a 6W Strong Volt Panel. Marco's suggestion turns out to be a good one. The Solar 6 is made of two panels. Each panel has a metal plate that has a 1/16 think... |
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Powerfilm panel and Strong Volt panel side by side > Side by side picture please :) I got sidetracked for a few days by this pesky thing called a job. Here are the side by side pictures of the 5W Powerfilm panel verses the 6W Strong Volt p... |
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Re: Cuben Haven Packed size > could you post some pictures showing how small this all packs down together? Hi Mikkel, Here is the size of the Cuben Haven packed with all cordage and stakes. Does this give you ... |
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Lightening Strong Volt Panel The was some initial concern that the polycrystal solar cells in the Strong Volt panel would make it more fragile and you couldn't just stuff it down in a backpack. Now that I have tried to tak... |
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Strong Volt Solar Panel Power Test Before I began ripping the Strong Volt panel apart to lighten it, I did a head to head test against the 5W PowerFilm panel to make sure it was going to be worth my trouble. The results were surpris... |
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Re: Lightweight backing > With the high cost of carbon fiber (I love McMaster Carr though), I wonder if fiberglass would be sufficient for that purpose but save serious weight? Fiberglass could certainly be made to ... |
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Re:: Strong Volt Solar Panel > Sounds interesting. I'm assuming this in NOT flexible, and the panels are susceptible to damage in a backpack? Hi Jay, The two 7"x7" panels on the 6W charger seem well prot... |
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