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From: CHYRON (DSMITHHFX)
28 Jul 2019 16:19
To: ANT_THOMAS
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Impressive!
From: koswix
28 Jul 2019 22:03
To: Peter (BOUGHTONP)
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Beautiful
:'D
From: ANT_THOMAS
29 Jul 2019 13:08
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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
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From: Peter (BOUGHTONP)
29 Jul 2019 19:48
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> 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?
From: ANT_THOMAS
29 Jul 2019 20:37
To: Peter (BOUGHTONP)
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Fit it on Wednesday.... Wired it up Thursday night.
Friday was first chance to charge. Shite on Friday and all weekend.
From: Peter (BOUGHTONP)
29 Jul 2019 20:56
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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?
From: ANT_THOMAS
29 Jul 2019 23:02
To: Peter (BOUGHTONP)
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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.
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From: ANT_THOMAS
30 Jul 2019 09:30
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Exciting.... What's awaiting us