[Power] $30 resin panel in my hands from eBay

[Mike Lee]

Kim,

Great catch. I try to look for a tie down that is better for outdoors.

Mike


On Thu, Jun 20, 2013 at 9:47 PM, Kim Blewett <kim_blewett at sil.org> wrote:

> I'm a "lurker" on this list, I don't have time for much research but we're
> using small computers with small solar installations in the field for
> longterm translation and book production. Here's a comment based on our
> experience in Papua New Guinea...
>
>
>> Probably won't matter for you for testing but the wire contact points and
>> a short bit of the wire should be coated with something like hot glue or
>> some other thick coating. If there isn't some sort of strain relief I
>> expect those connections will fatigue and break with a moderate amount of
>> use.
>>
>>
>>     Electrically there isn't a whole lot of concern but if you happen
>>     to set it down on some sort of surface thats conductive you may
>>     lose some power that way.  I can image wet mud in a coastal area
>>     might have enough salt or other ions it it to be conductive enough
>>     to steal power.
>>
>> I was planning to seal the wire contact points. And then for strain
>> relief, which does seem essential, I have a bunch of these combination
>> adhesive mount/cable ties:
>>
>> http://www.panduit.com/wcs/**Satellite?c=Page&**
>> childpagename=Panduit_Global%**2FPG_Layout&cid=1345564328975&**
>> packedargs=classification_id%**3D120%26locale%3Den_us&**
>> pagename=PG_Wrapper<http://www.panduit.com/wcs/Satellite?c=Page&childpagename=Panduit_Global%2FPG_Layout&cid=1345564328975&packedargs=classification_id%3D120%26locale%3Den_us&pagename=PG_Wrapper>
>>
> From a tropical perspective... this looks like a good idea. But these
> mounts are labeled "indoor only." I suspect they'll get brittle and break
> fairly soon if exposed to the sun.
>
> Kim
>
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