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Solar Panels for "Mighty" MintyBoost

Post by soccerdude71 »

Hello,


While the MB (when working!!) is a great portable charger, I was wondering about the practicality of getting a larger panel (or multiple panels) to mount permanently at my house. However, it seems that using 6v cells for this purpose is impractical. Would it be better to use 12v panels with some type of regulator? Or, what other ideas do you all have?


Thanks
George

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Re: Solar Panels for "Mighty" MintyBoost

Post by adafruit »

how big is 'larger'?

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Re: Solar Panels for "Mighty" MintyBoost

Post by soccerdude71 »

Hello,


I don't know how big. That is what I am asking :) What would be a good panel in terms of Voltage/current? I would be looking for a panel that would be close to the limits of what the MB could handle, and charge as quickly as possible.


Thanks!

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Re: Solar Panels for "Mighty" MintyBoost

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it needs to be a 6V panel, under 5W is suggested

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Re: Solar Panels for "Mighty" MintyBoost

Post by soccerdude71 »

Thanks!

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