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Message #02657



To: Steven Bolt sbolt@xs4all.nl, Beam List beam@corp.sgi.com
From: Senior kyled@cruzers.com
Date: Mon, 26 Apr 1999 14:06:01 -0600
Subject: [alt-beam] Re: Measuring Solar Cell Output


Thank you Steven. The proper link, however, is:

http://www.solarbotics.com/solcell.shtml

(Anyone know why they're callin' 'em "*.shtml" now?)

I also found this page:

http://people.ne.mediaone.net/bushbo/beam/electro.html

For anyone that's interested.

Ciao,
Kyle


Steven Bolt wrote:
>
> On Mon, 26 Apr 1999, Senior wrote:
>
> > Does anyone know how to measure how much current a solar cell will put
> > out? I can measure how much current a circuit is using...
>
> Check Dave's "Solarcell Technical Information." But before you
> run to have a look, that page:
>
> http://www.solarbotics.com/solcell.html
>
> Did contain a serious error, last time I saw it. The table looks
> fine, but in all graphs I checked, the line/bar indicating the
> performance of the 24x33mm solar panel is designated "24x22mm" and
> vice versa. This makes the 24x22 look absurdly good, and does the
> 24x33 no justice at all...
>
> Best,
>
> Steve
>
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> # sbolt@xs4all.nl # Steven Bolt # popular science monthly KIJK #
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