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| + | === Solar === | ||
| + | We used solar panels on the river to cover our (small) power requirements. | ||
| + | We used a small solar panel, 25 x 35 cm (wattage unknown!) to recharge our batteries: phones, GoPro camera, SLR, AA batteries, etc. We found that the [[http:// | ||
| + | We also used small rechargeable lights / USB chargers (link to follow) which were great in the evening as the light ws diffuse and they could also be used to " | ||
| + | Foe the Danube we have been looking at a larger solar system. We need to have a working anchor light each night. So battery capacity of around 10 hours with 10-20 watts (0.8-1.6 Ampere), i.e. 8 - 16 Ah. | ||
| + | Offer of Lithium-Ion batteries, 9 Ah capacity, looks good, but there are few solar charging modules available on the market. The only one seems to be: | ||
| + | [[http:// | ||
| + | charging systems for lead acid batteries are more easily found, even from [[http:// | ||
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| + | In the end the solar system used on the Danube and in Belgium avoided the batteries as they held almost no charge - the problem of trying to re-use old tech. Some ideas on how to reinvigorate old lead-scid batteries would be good. | ||
| + | We also purchased but never used (no battery) an [[ http:// | ||
| ===== Working Notes for three Journeys ===== | ===== Working Notes for three Journeys ===== | ||
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