Saturday, December 29, 2007

Solar Panels

I have a 14 watt panel with monocrystals( that might not be the right word. ) which means they are not as good in cloudy weather. Polycrystals(?) are better. 14 watts is small but enough to charge the phone and batteries. Maybe it can light 2 some light bulbs. Haven't experimented yet. You need an inverter to change the dc power to ac, and a small car battery to store the power. It cost me 11,000 ksh which is about $150. It should be cost effective in a couple years.

I wish I had researched more before I bought it, but it's hard to get info here...

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