[ELECTRON] PHP - question. . . webcam script...again(ish)

[Ben Rush]

You know - I've wondered the same thing! We were just hoping the solar would
get us through to the weekend - mid week service visits are hard.

ben r


On 22 April 2010 10:03, Clive Mitchell <bigclive1 at googlemail.com> wrote:

> Ah.  Solar power in Glasgow.  Despite what the solar panel suppliers
> say, you don't get much usable power on an overcast day.  One year
> while putting up the Christmas Lights on George Square i took a load
> of small panels in and measured their current output standing in an
> open area of the Square.  It was virtually nothing.
>
> It makes me wonder whether any of those solar powered parking ticket
> machines actually generate enough power to issue tickets or if they
> need to be fitted with a fully charged battery when the cash is
> collected.  (Especially the ones that have their panels pointed
> directly into a wall or overhead canopy.)
>
> On 22 April 2010 09:34, Ben Rush <orionrush at gmail.com> wrote:
> > Feed? Its powered by 12v lead acid batteries if that's what your asking
> so
> > not permanent. We were going to top these up with a solar trickle charger
> > but costs were spiralling. Still something I'd like to do, but so far the
> > batteries hold well for 5 or so days. We've been going out there fairly
> > often to tweak things at this point. Ben Dembroski is going to write up
> some
> > how-to bits as soon as things calm down. Stay tuned. . .
>
>
>
> --
> Clive Mitchell.
>
> http://www.bigclive.com
>
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