| Re: Do not feed the Dinosaur!
Eeyore wrote:
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> Bill Baka wrote:
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>> I have a 5" solar panel that powers my portable AM/FM/Shortwave radio
>> quite nicely. That was a small effort on my part to obtain the
>> mini-panel to power the radio, even up to LOUD,
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> WOW ! What a hero !
It's a start.
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>> and I never have to worry about buying batteries and adding to the dumps
>> overflowing mess of disposables.
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> Is your radio incapable of being mains powered ?
Yes, but the mains don't run to all the points I take the radio.
It's more of a show and tell thing that gets the kids to learn something
about solar power. I play the radio and it goes off every time the kids
get in front of it. It got to be a game with them but also showed them
that you don't need batteries.
Bye,
Bill Baka
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> Graham
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