[Milsurplus] OT: Solar Panels

[C.Whitaker]

WB2CPN
I've found that solar power is widely used in this
area for charging batteries, and thus providing
power for inverters.   One day this week I plan to
visit an Amish family with I've been friends for a
long time, and I'll examine their set-up in detail.
I'll take my AC current meter with me and have
a look at the load that's on the inverters.  I have
never heard of any complaints.  When I did
some experimenting with solar cell components
which I found in the Telco's trash can I learned
that each cell needed a steering diode so that
if the cell shorted it wouldn't blow the whole
place apart.  Each cell had a fuse of sorts.
73  Clete