[MLB-WIRELESS] Solar Power AP

[Clae]

These figures seem incredibly high to power a 5 - 6 watt appliance. 
An 80 watt panel charging a grand's worth of batteries?  I doubt it. 
You could charge a complete laptop off this rig.

You might like to see the discussion on the wiki page WGSolar.

Clae.


>======= At 2003-10-20, 12:13:00 you wrote: =======
>
>>Gday Lance
>>thanks for your time in the discussion of solar powered APs
>>
>>To recap to make sure I have this correct your quick estimation is
>>  based on 500 milliamps 9-12v? AP you'd need:
>>
>>Sealed Lead acid (gel) Battery    $600 - $900
>>
>>Decent Regulator                  $300
>>
>>At least 80 watts of solar panel  $900
>>(120 watts better)
>>
>>
>>However the apple airport rated at 290Ma 12v (and possibly lower) would
>lower all the costs quite significantly.

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