[Soekris] using solar power for a 4801

[Andrew Dunlap]

Hello everyone,

I am considering using a 4801 in an area that is a 2-3 hour hike away from
road access.  There is no access to regular (grid) power.  Solar power
appears to be the most likely option, fuel generators would be a very
distant second option.  Poul-Henning Kamp's write up about powering the 4xxx
line ( http://phk.freebsd.dk/soekris/power.html) has been very helpful.
Thanks Poul-Henning!  Also, previous mailing list submissions have helped me
get a better idea of what I should be considering (
http://lists.soekris.com/pipermail/soekris-tech/2004-April/005550.html).

If you are using solar power on your Soekris hardware could you share the
size of your solar panel(s), battery backup, equipment enclosure, charging
mechanism, and how you adjust charging for temperature swings?  Of secondary
interest is power sizing adjustments made to account for peripherals
(wireless mini-pci, pci, etc...).

My apologies if this is OT.

Best Regards,

Andrew Dunlap
aedunlapTAKECAPSOUT at gmail.com
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