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Re: Solar Power & LEGO
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lugnet.build
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Fri, 9 Jul 1999 16:45:09 GMT
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Alan Carmack wrote:
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> Anybody done it?
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> I would like to incorporate solar power into lEGO and perhaps LEGO robotics.
> In fact, I have never used solar power (SP) for anything. I have heard that
> the TAMAYKO (sp?) plastic model kit from Japan has a good solar panel but it
> said only .5 volts on the package. I stopped by a Radio Shack and they had
> only small solar panels and the guy did not know how much voltage it was, plus
> he wasn't even sure if they could be connected in series to provide more
> voltage. Can they? I noticed that KNEX has a solar power kit which looked
> like a halfway decent solar panel (but no specs on box sover and I never touch
> KNEX crap). I guess I will have to investigate some scientific toy catalogs
> for better SP information and kits. Has anyone tried SP with LEGO?
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> Alan C
> in sunny, solar Pflugerville, TX
The solar panels from Radio Shack can be wired in serial. I belive one
rail is the + and the other - .
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| (...) Thanks. I just visited the Edmunds Scientic Page and they said their solar panels can be wired in series. The thing I need to know now is how many volts and how many amps is appropriate for powering the Rcx. I assume 9 volts. But is 12 volts (...) (25 years ago, 9-Jul-99, to lugnet.build)
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| Anybody done it? I would like to incorporate solar power into lEGO and perhaps LEGO robotics. In fact, I have never used solar power (SP) for anything. I have heard that the TAMAYKO (sp?) plastic model kit from Japan has a good solar panel but it (...) (25 years ago, 9-Jul-99, to lugnet.build)
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