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  1. 27th August 2008 01:58 PM #1
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    I have two solar cell that both are 6 volt, one 1.6 watts and the other is 2.0 and I wanted to know if I put them in parapaell would they work ok and give me higher current for charging a battery.
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    Yes they would, probably best to have a diode in series with each though, and connect them separately to the battery (a simple OR gate).
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