I actually noticed that too last night. Thought you'd just binned off the domain.

well, its not like I've used it for anything in years. But mm, just for the history. Oh well. Maybe I'll try and get it back off 'em.

Do you have a 'grace' period to reclaim it?

I think it's just the hosting not the domain itself. We shall see! If I get round to it. Long time since I actually needed the thing.

Solar panel is here!
Probably won't be able to fit it for a week or so though :C

Well?

Oh yeah, need to update

 (cheer)

Sorted the solar panel, done some cabling, waiting for insulation to arrive so I can get on with that.

100W flexible solar panel. Not had a decent day of sun to really see how well it performs.



Temporary setup for charging the battery from solar. It is charging, but not as quickly as I had hoped, but do need a sunny day to find out properly.



Done some cabling today and put up some temporary lighting with an RF remote control for dimming, hooked up to the leisure battery

Impressive!

Beautiful :'D

Been intermittently sunny today and it has charged much more than the last few days, so it gives me hope it should be good enough.

Also made a Web dashboard of sorts with some voltage data and GPS Tracking

> Not had a decent day of sun to really see how well it performs.

O_o So I guess that massive heatwave last week was just a southern thing?

Fit it on Wednesday.... Wired it up Thursday night.
Friday was first chance to charge. Shite on Friday and all weekend.

When it's super hot are solar panels more effective, or is it just a matter of direct sunlight from a cloudless sky gives the same amount of energy in winter as in summer?

Direct sunlight is needed, or preferred at least to get the most power generated.

Direct sunlight in winter is less useful as it is less intense due to the angle in incidence. Same as why it's colder in winter than summer. Earth tilting away from the sun rather than towards the sun. Same light beams spread further. You obviously also get less hours of daylight in winter, but that's got nothing to do with the intensity of the light.

Still generate some whilst cloudy, just nothing like a clear sunny day.

Exciting.... What's awaiting us

Could be an accessory to make your van even camper.