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Re: Solar-Powered Hexapod Walker
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Date: 
Tue, 20 Mar 2001 19:22:14 GMT
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"Micah J. Mabelitini" <micahx@kih.net> wrote in message
news:3AB7A891.656ABF7E@kih.net...
Lawrence Wilkes wrote:

Great model.

Would the solar cell power an RCX unit?

I built a large model of the Mars Rover using an RCX and adding a Solar
Panel would be great
http://www.wilkesworld.co.uk/lego/marsrover.htm

regards
lawrence

I couldn't possibly imagine a single solar cell powering an RCX. Maybe
an array of ten? The solar cell barely has the juice to drive the 5225
motor, and that's both under direct sunlight and under a 2 million
candlepower spotlight at 6 inches. To fully power an RCX, three output
ports at max and powered sensors, it would definitely take a whole
battery (no pun intended) of solar cells. The next time the sun comes
out here (grin) I'll take some output measurements with my voltmeter and
post some observed specs for the solar cell.

Well I guess that would make my model even more like the real thing.
i.e. covered in solar cells

regards
lawrence



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(...) I couldn't possibly imagine a single solar cell powering an RCX. Maybe an array of ten? The solar cell barely has the juice to drive the 5225 motor, and that's both under direct sunlight and under a 2 million candlepower spotlight at 6 inches. (...) (23 years ago, 20-Mar-01, to lugnet.robotics, lugnet.technic, lugnet.dacta)

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