165x165mm 6V/1.67A Monocrystalline Solar Cell

USD $19.19

This addition to the Solarbotics line of solar cells is this large 165x165mm unit, featuring 6V/1.67A nominal output.

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Solar cells are finally pretty much where you can buy them and wire them up to battery and get some useful long life performance out of a remote electronic device. Of course, you generally need at a minimum a blocking diode (to keep the reverse-leakage to a minimum during the night), but for the most part, you can now select a solar-cell just above the voltage you need to charge a lead-acid battery with and you've got a basic remote-power station! (Yes, there's factors to consider, like power load, overnight operation, discharge limit, power-point tracking...see? There's a bunch more parameters to consider!)

This particular model features:

    • 165x165mm (6.5x6.5")
    • 6V nominal output voltage
    • 1.67A nominal output current
    • Monocrystalline construction. Somewhat improved over Polycrystalline cells.

Keep in mind these are the manufacturer's numbers, which seem optimistic. We'd suggest reading these numbers as open-circuit voltage and short-circuit current, which is not the best way to measure a solar cell's performance. Sorry, we presently do not have better specifications & measurements for these cells, but we will once the sun is high and bright in the sky in the summertime. Any vendor that does not have a V/I (voltage vs current) curve for their solar cell is not giving you the full picture. Otherwise, expect approximately 1/2 the power!

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Weight .1 kg
Dimensions 16.5 × 16.5 × 0.3 cm
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Warning: This product contains chemicals known to the State of California to cause cancer and birth defects or other reproductive harm.
Please visit www.P65Warnings.ca.gov for more information. This item was manufactured prior to August 31, 2018.