PORTABLE SOLAR PANEL
February 1st, 2002
BY SWINEETHA DIAS WICKRAMANAYAKAA JAPANESE company has developed a portable solar cell set that can be carried in a container the size of an attache case and which the firm says is highly convenient for lighting construction or camping sites, for instance. Iida Precision Co.,Ltd is selling its Model ST-13 for Yen 68,000, (US$505). It can be unfolded outdoors in the daytime to charge a lead-sealed battery, which can power a light for two hours at night. Housed in a case of length 340mm, width 485 mm and weighing 15kg, the battery's maximum output is 17V and its ...
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