On 2020-11-13 08:29, Alan McKay wrote: > BTW even with a charger it is very useful to have a power bank - you > can leave the power bank(s) charging indefinitely and still use your > devices. > > I use that type of setup on canoe trips - solar charger open on top of > my gear charging a power bank while I'm paddling, my phone is safe and > dry in a case. No worries about my phone ending up in the water. > > I haven't used a solar charger this late in the season so can't really > comment on how well it works but I will say you do need full sun and > it works extremely well even in early May, which is the earliest I've > ever used it. Interestingly, late April and early May, a full 6 weeks before summer solstice is when I've set my power and energy records for my 40-panel solar microFIT system. This is when we are getting close to full sun, but it is still cool enough not to degrade solar panel performance. Panels like it cool. At summer solstice it is too hot to set records and by August we're losing sun and it is still hot. > I think it should work fine as long as you have full sun. slainte mhath, RGB -- Richard Guy Briggs -- ~\ -- ~\ <hpv.tricolour.ca> <www.TriColour.ca> -- \___ o \@ @ Ride yer bike! Ottawa, ON, CANADA -- Lo_>__M__\\/\%__\\/\% Vote! -- <greenparty.ca>_____GTVS6#790__(*)__(*)________(*)(*)_________________ To unsubscribe send a blank message to linux+unsubscribe [ at ] linux-ottawa [ dot ] org To get help send a blank message to linux+help [ at ] linux-ottawa [ dot ] org To visit the archives: https://lists.linux-ottawa.org