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« on: July 03, 2003, 11:10:02 am »
Me and a few of my friends are planning on building a solar powered computer.  Anyone think its impossible?
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« Reply #1 on: July 03, 2003, 11:27:08 am »
(Compbrain raises his hand) Me Me Me!!! ................................................................................................... ................................................. :blink:
naw, in truth is perfectly possile.. WHY is the quiestion  :tongue:

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« Reply #2 on: July 03, 2003, 11:33:05 am »
Of course its possible!  I'm not sure if its practical though.  We're going to try to make it one small box.
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« Reply #3 on: July 03, 2003, 11:36:43 am »
If you do a VIA system, their extreemly low power, especialy the EPIA systems. w00t! Mini ITX  :biggrin:


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« Reply #4 on: July 03, 2003, 11:53:32 am »
Thats exactly what I was thinking.  Maybe an EPIA 6000, 533mhz processor, only takes 15 watts at full load  :original:  If we can find more efficient solar cells, maybe an EPIA 10000 1 ghz, it performs a whole lot better but it takes around 23 watts at full load.  The main problem is going to be the monitor.  A 15" LCD takes around 30 watts, and I cant seem to find any smaller LCDs.  I was thinking about ripping a tiny one out of an old laptop...
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« Reply #5 on: July 03, 2003, 12:31:45 pm »
:blink: Wow you sure know a lot about computers. Yeah I think it's possible too.

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« Reply #6 on: July 03, 2003, 12:46:11 pm »
LOL...yeah a course u guys can pull it off...but the practicality of it...i dunno...lol i told marsh it should be his senior project  :tongue:  lol
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« Reply #7 on: July 03, 2003, 01:00:56 pm »
Nothing is impossible  :original:  
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« Reply #8 on: July 03, 2003, 03:59:17 pm »
Falco, thats not a bad idea for a senior project.  Hmm, I might just make it my senior project too.  :cool:  
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« Reply #9 on: July 03, 2003, 04:48:48 pm »
I think that would be an awesome project.  Not to mention that its never be done before...I think?
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« Reply #10 on: July 03, 2003, 05:05:41 pm »
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Falco, thats not a bad idea for a senior project.  Hmm, I might just make it my senior project too.  :cool:
I dont think that would work, senior projects in WHS have to be "benifiting the commmunity or school". :tongue:
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I was thinking about ripping a tiny one out of an old laptop...
That wont work either, those LCD's use a proprietary connector...  :sad:
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Of course we know alot about computers.. Its our jobs....... :tongue:  :wacko:


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« Reply #11 on: July 03, 2003, 08:12:03 pm »
lol yeah I guess you're right...

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« Reply #12 on: July 03, 2003, 08:24:29 pm »
The smallest LCD I can find that has VGA is 14 inches...  EPIAs have s-video out.  It should be possible to create an svideo to PSone screen adapter pretty easily. A PSone screen is around 5 inches, so it shouldn't take more than 10 watts.  If not, there is probably some small LCD TV with svideo input or at least an RCA input.
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« Reply #13 on: July 03, 2003, 09:14:07 pm »
Yall...how can I say this...yall have too much time on your hands.
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« Reply #14 on: July 04, 2003, 08:01:56 pm »
no we don't have too much time on our hands, we are just thinking ahead and trying to make the world a better place (for ur senior project at WHS) ...i got us a solar cell boys, we are in business...thought it probably wont power a light bulb, laptops when we come up...keep going compbrain!!!!!!!!! :biggrin:  
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