Alt-BEAM Archive
Message #03682
To: "Evan Kwong" evanhk@interchange.ubc.ca, "Beam" beam@corp.sgi.com
From: Dave Hrynkiw dave@solarbotics.com
Date: Tue, 25 May 1999 08:42:21 -0600
Subject: [alt-beam] Re: Solar Engine
At 02:04 AM 5/25/1999 , Evan Kwong wrote:
>about building a solar engine with a UJT and an SCR.
>
>Has anyone tried / analyzed / tested this circuit?
>Is it true that it is "...a new and improved circuit that surpasses the
>efficiency of the original circuit by about 100 %. "?
It is more efficient when using low-power solarcells. Otherwise (like when
using our SC series), it'll lock up after the first pulse. The UJT is a
bear to find though!
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2 vowels. Pronounciation? _SMITH_".
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