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| I have a little fan that uses two AAA cells. It draws nearly 1A! Ni-MH rechargable cells have a capacity of 750ma/hrs and power it at full speed for about half an hour then slower and slower for the next half an hour. I have a real plug-in charger for them. I bought a 12V/150mA solar panel on sale. Through a window at noon I got 6V at 50mA. With the window open I got 13V but it dropped when it was loaded, 9V at 80mA max. I am in Canada, not on the equator, the sun was about 20 degrees from vertical. It is very critical to the aim at the sun.
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| Is the 12V/150mA expensive? Is it rated maximum voltage and current that afford to supply?
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| I've found one, 4.5V/80mA, if i charge 4 AA Ni-MH, they won't be full right? If the solar panel is used indoor, energy source from the light. How low is the current & voltage be?
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If it is outside then it will supply 80mA for 1 hour per day at noon when the weather is sunny. The AA Ni-MH cells are rated at 2500mA/hrs and need 3500mA/hrs to fully charge, so it will take about 3500/80= 44 days to fully charge 2 cells in series.
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| Haha.. 44 days.. 15 Hours can do this with its own charger.. LOL..
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| That is 44 days to charge only 2 cells. The other 2 cells need another 44 days to charge. That is nearly 3 months! If it isn't cloudy!
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