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Oh, I was thinking a little explanation was in order. As I said earlier, this car operates at 4VDC @ 50mA (edit: 3VDC @ 50mA, Nominal- 4.1 @ 60mA). The Zip I built operates at 2.7VDC @ 324mA. This works because we are robbing Peter to pay Paul. We're upping the voltage to compensate for less current. The MW car can take the higher voltage with no problem. Also, it's worth mentioning that the Zip will operate over a wider range of light conditions, while this MW solar car needs full brite sun. That's the trade off that allows using very light and cheap solar cells. Keep an eye out for more variations on this theme. I'm havin a ball over here!
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Last edited by Azimov; 06-05-2003 at 03:45 AM.
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