[MRCA] Field Day

[Peter Gottlieb]

Depending on the type of panel, a road flare may not produce any usable DC 
output.  Try one before you settle on that "solution." There are also panels 
meant for indirect ambient light (think of the cells used in calculators) which 
would work fine on an overcast day, although they will never produce the power 
that full light cells do.

What's the objection to battery energy storage?  Obviously energy storage is 
fine as a flare is chemical energy storage.  Are you worried the battery won't 
be good enough for days of operation?  For a 5 watt station it wouldn't take a 
very large battery to run it for even a week, 24/7.

Peter


On 6/27/2015 11:08 AM, B. Smith wrote:
> Thanks to all my fellow members for the creative  and well thought out 
> suggestions.
> Thanks to one of our members - - I think the best and simplest solution (KISS) 
> is to use "road flares" - - a single flare in front of each solar panel. The 
> panels are small enough so 1ea flare should do the trick. I am off to the 
> local Farmers Supply.
>         "Improvise Adapt Overcome"
> Z
>
>  6/26/2015 11:02 AM, B. Smith wrote:
>> Anybody have any suggestions as to how to run a low power(5 watts or less)  
>> solar powered station(no batteries) when it is raining and overcast?
>> Z
>>
>>
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