Re: Li-Ion batteries

From: HH (htrinh_at_hotmail.com)
Date: 08/27/04 

Date: Fri, 27 Aug 2004 05:30:53 GMT

"Pierre" <pl.carry@wanadoo.fr> wrote in message
news:706c03ea.0408260044.579839aa@posting.google.com...
>
> Few motorcycles in Nepal where one treks, Cars even less; mules yes,
> but I have not found yet their power socket. Rarely the electrical
> network reaches the village, if it does the current does not reach, or
> infrequently, and rarely is there a socket, if there is one it is
> turned off centrally and one needs to negotiate a recharge (up to 5$
> an hour!), especially if one camps and do not bring revenues to the
> shop. Understandable since some of those places use Solar panel for
> everything and it is a scarce resource.

Within last two weeks on alt.satellite.gps group, there is a small
discussion about "Solar Powerd GPS". Here is some quick recap on it.

Some guy uses this solar panel and he's happy with it, it's a flexible solar
panel

http://store.qkits.com/moreinfo.cfm/4200.

Then there is this guy who bike around with this high tech bicycle with GPS
and a moving map.

http://www.billcotton.com/tripmate.htm

http://www.billcotton.com/72ndbirthday.htm

Pierre, you seem to be in a very similar boat as the guy on bicycle. As long
as you have a mule to carry your stuffs, an extra 10 pound of gel battery
and a flexible solar panel would get you a long way. Those iSun is a bit
small and doesn't catch enough sunlight. Can't wait until someone make a
backpack with flexible solar panel ;-)

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