Hard to get enough ampere-hours per 24hr day from a reasonable solar panel. > -----Original Message----- > From: Ryan Langseth [mailto:ryan.langseth at gmail.com] > Sent: Friday, February 02, 2007 5:52 PM > > How about using a solar panel to suppliment the battery? Many > wireless ISPs use solar with low power embedded boards (Soerkris, > wrap, PC engines) to charge batteries which, in turn, power their > access ports > > > Ryan Langseth > > On 2/2/07, Chuck Cole <cncole at earthlink.net> wrote: > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: tclug-list-bounces at mn-linux.org > > > [mailto:tclug-list-bounces at mn-linux.org]On Behalf Of Dan Armbrust > > > Sent: Friday, February 02, 2007 8:32 AM > > > > > > > Well the big idea is for cars that are being auctioned. > > > The display > > > > would be showing current bidding price, some specs, > > > anything else that > > > > we might come up with. Hence the need for it to be > > > running 24/7 and > > > > hopefully for the long battery life. > > > > > > Starting to make a couple of long extension cords sound cheap. > > > > > > Dan > > > > Also sounds like a sure-fire way to get the cars broken > into unless 24/7 > > security is high. Better to have a hardened kiosk, perhaps > with a big > > screen behind bullet-proof glass, where visitors can not > only get info > > but also bid. > > > > Chuck