Re: solar scott e-vest available for pre-order

From Wear-Hard Mailing list Archive (WH) Maintained by R. Paul McCarty

$500 is the upper end of the price range for the solar panel, scott 
e-vest jacket, and the lining.  the flexible solar panel and storage 
battery alone are ~$225.  Is better pricing otherwise available?  

--francois 

On Wed, Sep 15, 2004 at 09:02:42AM -0500, Tony Havelka wrote:
> Interesting, but for $500 you could buy a bunch of backup batteries...
> 
> -Tony
> 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > [mailto:] On Behalf Of Francois Gurin
> > Subject: solar scott e-vest available for pre-order
> > 
> > http://www.scottevest.com/v3_store/solar.shtml
> > http://www.scottevest.com/v3_product_info/solar_faq.shtml
> > 
> > 
> > 7. What are performance specifications of the solar panels? 
> > System performance of the solar panels is dependent on 
> > several variables, including: orientation to direct sunlight, 
> > season, cloud cover, temperature, and shadowing. As a result, 
> > .typical. performance parameters are user and condition 
> > dependent. Specifications for ideal conditions are shown below. 
> > Solar Charger Specifications
> > 	Performance Parameter  Value 
> > 	Rated Peak Power 3.0 Watts 
> > 	System Voltage Rating 7.5 Volts 
> > 	Open Circuit Voltage 12 Volts 
> > 	Nominal Operating Current 0.35 Amps 
> > 
> > 8. What are the performance specifications for the battery?
> > 	System performance of the battery is shown below:
> > 	Auxiliary Battery Output 
> > 	Performance Parameter  Value 
> > 	USB Output Voltage 5.0 Volts +/- 10% 
> > 	USB Output Current 0.5 Amps Max* 
> > 	*Output current typically regulated by the hand held 
> > device charge control circuitry.
> > 
> > 18. How large is the battery?
> > The battery is about the size of a deck of cards or pack of 
> > cigarettes. It weighs approximately 5 oz. It measures 3.5. 
> > (L) X 1. (H) X 2.25. (W). Click the image to the right to 
> > view the battery.
> > 
> > 19. How large is the solar pack?
> >  The solar pack is an unusual size, but at its largest area 
> > it measures approximately 16" X 14.. It weighs less than 3 
> > oz. You can roll the solar pack when not attached to a 
> > maximum rolling diameter of 3 inches, but be very careful not 
> > to bend the panels. As mentioned above, we want to avoid the 
> > panel from being rolled into a tight circle (cylinder). 
> > Rolling or creasing could damage the cells of the electrical 
> > circuit connecting the cells. Click the image to the right to 
> > view the solar pack.
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > Fun!

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