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| Not a direct question. In general. Each photo cell will give a certain amount of voltage and current capability. If a cell is rated at .5 volts, that is generally under very well lit/bright conditions, which are unusual. It also assumes the panel is (...) (26 years ago, 9-Jul-99, to lugnet.build)
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| Ben Fleskes wrote in message ... (...) Realistically, the load when you try to drive a couple of motors off your RCX is such that solar cells are not a Lego option. 9V at 300mA per motor means you need about 6W coming in. To get that reliably (...) (26 years ago, 11-Jul-99, to lugnet.build)
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| (...) This is not far from normal conditions, winter and summer, here in central Texas! :-) (...) Edmund Scientific has an accesory that does just that. Alan (26 years ago, 12-Jul-99, to lugnet.build)
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