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Title: Solar power your 12v rig at festivals, weather permitting
Post by: kirk97132 on June 28, 2008, 04:29:23 PM

Hmmmmm I wonder ::)
http://www.allelectronics.com/make-a-store/item/SPL-6012/12V-SOLAR-PANEL/-CHARGER/-/1.html

Title: Re: Solar power your 12v rig at festivals, weather permitting
Post by: run_run_run on June 28, 2008, 09:23:52 PM

That would very cool

Title: Re: Solar power your 12v rig at festivals, weather permitting
Post by: tgakidis on June 28, 2008, 10:24:45 PM

I know i saw some post about someone doing this.

Title: Re: Solar power your 12v rig at festivals, weather permitting
Post by: Myco on June 29, 2008, 05:41:31 PM

Well, I'm not sure how is goes in your neck of the woods, but up here in the northeast it rains for most of every festival I've ever went to. My chances of solar powering my rig for festi's are slim to none if I don't leave the northeast.   ;) ;D

Title: Re: Solar power your 12v rig at festivals, weather permitting
Post by: rastasean on June 30, 2008, 12:39:50 PM

nice find for sure!

For $36 its not a bad investment just to see if it can work but I wouldn't be surprised if it didn't do too well. Years ago I had a solar powered double a battery charger and it didn't seem to be that great.

Someone going to buy it and test this out?

Title: Re: Solar power your 12v rig at festivals, weather permitting
Post by: kirk97132 on July 04, 2008, 02:22:29 PM

ANd 6 volt version too:
http://www.allelectronics.com/make-a-store/item/SPL-606/6V-SOLAR-PANEL/-CHARGER/-/1.html

Title: Re: Solar power your 12v rig at festivals, weather permitting
Post by: ethan on July 04, 2008, 03:02:59 PM

Is 60-70mA enough to power a rig?

Title: Re: Solar power your 12v rig at festivals, weather permitting
Post by: stevetoney on July 04, 2008, 11:57:56 PM

Alot of the best music happens after the sun goes down, but it could be a good option for saving batteries until then, as long as it worked. 

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Title: Re: Solar power your 12v rig at festivals, weather permitting
Post by: H₂O on July 05, 2008, 01:19:07 AM

Solar panels don't produce enough current to effeceintly run a rig.  You could use them to charge your batteries (i.e. all day long instead of in 3-4 hours off a wall charge, etc)  A wind array or a methane combustion system (based off wook shroom gas) would probably be better served.

You would need a huge solar array to get any real current out of them.

Title: Re: Solar power your 12v rig at festivals, weather permitting
Post by: phanophish on July 08, 2008, 12:22:02 PM

http://www.batteryjunction.com/6wpanel.html

12V/400ma  Might be enough for most rigs.....