<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Tue, Feb 23, 2010 at 1:45 PM, Richard A. Smith <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:richard@laptop.org">richard@laptop.org</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex;">
<div class="im">On 02/23/2010 01:14 PM, Reuben K. Caron wrote:<br>
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> On Feb 23, 2010, at 1:02 PM, Richard Smith wrote:<br>
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>> 2nd try.. Needs to be <a href="mailto:power@lists.laptop.org">power@lists.laptop.org</a><br>
</div>>> <mailto:<a href="mailto:power@lists.laptop.org">power@lists.laptop.org</a>> not <a href="mailto:power@laptop.org">power@laptop.org</a><br>
>> <mailto:<a href="mailto:power@laptop.org">power@laptop.org</a>><br>
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>> ---------- Forwarded message ----------<br>
>> From: Richard Smith <<a href="mailto:richard@laptop.org">richard@laptop.org</a> <mailto:<a href="mailto:richard@laptop.org">richard@laptop.org</a>>><br>
>> Date: Tue, Feb 23, 2010 at 12:58 PM<br>
>> Subject: Re: solar panels to gaza - any pitfalls?<br>
</div><div class="im">>> To: Barbara Barry <<a href="mailto:barbara@laptop.org">barbara@laptop.org</a> <mailto:<a href="mailto:barbara@laptop.org">barbara@laptop.org</a>>><br>
>> Cc: robert <<a href="mailto:robert@laptop.org">robert@laptop.org</a> <mailto:<a href="mailto:robert@laptop.org">robert@laptop.org</a>>>, "Reuben K.<br>
>> Caron" <<a href="mailto:reuben@laptop.org">reuben@laptop.org</a> <mailto:<a href="mailto:reuben@laptop.org">reuben@laptop.org</a>>>,<br>
>> We have reports from South Africa, Kenya, and a few individuals that<br>
>> in heavy solar conditions the over voltage circuit of XO-1 can get<br>
>> tripped [1].<br>
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> How does the solar window in those places compare to that in Gaza? What<br>
> is the website you use to check such things?<br>
<br>
</div><a href="http://www.gaisma.com/en/" target="_blank">http://www.gaisma.com/en/</a><br>
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But thats a 24 hour average so its not going to tell you what the peak<br>
power is.<br>
<div class="im"><br>
> The over voltage condition only occurs during heavy solar conditions,<br>
> right? So non-heavy days it works fine?<br>
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</div> From the little data I have right now I would say yes.<br>
<div class="im"><br>
> Can you define "heavy solar condition?"<br>
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</div>No. But the site I have the most info from is in Kenya which is<br>
equatorial sun and the other 2 US fail reports were from the Southern US<br>
in the middle of summer.<br>
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What country, city in South Africa has the other panels? That's where<br>
the other fail report is from.<br></blockquote><div><br></div><div>Limpopo Prov. Sent email earlier today to woman who is there. The only feedback I have is "not working" so as soon as I get more information, I'll let you all know.</div>
<div><br></div><div>In Sierra Leone, the panels worked perfectly, although that was during the dry season. Haven't heard how the wet season has affected that</div><div> </div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex;">
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