There is a small box that uses a solar panel to recharge 4 AAs -
perfect for a 2x00. It's small enough that you could double the size
of the solar-cell lid (wire 2 together) and still not exceed the size
of a Newt. And, the panel is not that thick - about 1/4 inch
including the plastic the panel is glued onto..
As you say, you might want to protect the panel from bumps, but the
product I know of does not have any cover at all for them.
I am not sure that a solar panel's trickle could overcharge, but I am
certainly no engineer...
On 23. Sep, 2006, at 7:21, Lord Groundhog wrote:
> ~~~ On 2006/09/23 01:53, MKow1234@aol.com at MKow1234@aol.com wrote
> ~~~
>
>> 4. Solar Cell Screen Cover -- Okay, I'm throwing in a bonus item
>> for the
>> suggestion box.
>> What if the screen cover contained an integrated solar cell to
>> keep the
>> battery level topped off? Dude...that'd be sweet.
>
> Wow! I love that idea. I don't know anything about this stuff but
> I guess
> it would take a bit of fiddling to make sure it didn't over-charge
> in very
> bright sunlight. But once it was done, it would be a great thing!
>
> Two small niggles based probably on my ignorance of the whole
> thing: would
> a solar cell panel be adequate protection for the screen without being
> something that needs its own protection? And, what would it do to
> the form
> factor of the Newt?
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