[Power] Good day for a solar panel test

[James Cameron]

On Thu, Jul 12, 2012 at 06:01:28PM +1200, Nicholas wrote:
> Last thing. Kind of stating the obvious but a 15 watt panel *is*
> really useful, I can see this panel being co-opted for all sorts of
> uses, household lighting, cellphone charging.. Perhaps not the best
> alternative but one alternative to a really long cable is a 1.5m cable
> pre-spliced with generic connectors and extra connectors for making up
> extra cables including a spare couple for making up an extra long
> cable if needed?

The extra connectors would add cost, and not every user would need
them, but every user would need an XO connector.

As for me, I generally cut these things and insert my own, like either
a barrier terminal block or some crimp pair.  I've settled on this one:

http://www.altronics.com.au/index.asp?area=item&id=P2159

'cause it lets me change polarity for testing.  ;-}

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James Cameron
http://quozl.linux.org.au/