Hard to get enough ampere-hours per 24hr day from a reasonable solar
panel.

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Ryan Langseth [mailto:ryan.langseth at gmail.com]
> Sent: Friday, February 02, 2007 5:52 PM
>
> How about using a solar panel to suppliment the battery?  Many
> wireless ISPs use solar with low power embedded boards (Soerkris,
> wrap, PC engines) to charge batteries which, in turn, power their
> access ports
>
>
> Ryan Langseth
>
> On 2/2/07, Chuck Cole <cncole at earthlink.net> wrote:
> >
> >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: tclug-list-bounces at mn-linux.org
> > > [mailto:tclug-list-bounces at mn-linux.org]On Behalf Of Dan Armbrust
> > > Sent: Friday, February 02, 2007 8:32 AM
> > >
> > >  > Well the big idea is for cars that are being auctioned.
> > > The display
> > >  > would be showing current bidding price, some specs,
> > > anything else that
> > >  > we might come up with.  Hence the need for it to be
> > > running 24/7 and
> > >  > hopefully for the long battery life.
> > >
> > > Starting to make a couple of long extension cords sound cheap.
> > >
> > > Dan
> >
> > Also sounds like a sure-fire way to get the cars broken
> into unless 24/7
> > security is high.  Better to have a hardened kiosk, perhaps
> with a big
> > screen behind bullet-proof glass, where visitors can not
> only get info
> > but also bid.
> >
> > Chuck