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Re: [LUG] battery powerered hubs

 

On 5/30/07, Neil Stone <neil@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> >> Seems sensible, no doubt we could setup an AP in a similar way..?
> >>
> >
> > Could use a laptop with Wifi as an AP provided the card supports that
> > kind of connectivity.
>
> Or perhaps solar panels...?

The cheapy ones (£20) give about 90mA in FULL sun at 12 ish volts,
thats a grand total of about 1 Watt :-(

To get reasonable power to do anything at all gets very expensive.



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Robin Cornelius
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