russell, thats just over their wholesale prices 10-19 units @ $10.92e + gst its easy to set up a wholesale account with them glen ========= 2 At 11:14 am Friday 01/02/2002 +1300, you wrote: >Dick Smith Electronics have their cat O2017 2 volt 500 mA solar cells on >special at $12.70 + GST trade in 1/s >. >This is an ugly looking octagonal panel using 4 quarter round cells with >"reasonable" but not good packing density. (121mm x 121mm x 4mm deep.) >Weather sealing is marginal and for real use an exterior cover would be >needed. > >Cells are electrically in series. > >These cells MAY represent the best value for money per watt available for >small size solar panels. (If anyone in NZ / Oz knows a better value small >panel please advise.) 7 or 8 of these in series would provide a 7 watt 12 >volt panel - eg suitable for recharging your laptop during a weekend / week >at the beach (get a life). > > > > > Russell McMahon > >-- >http://www.piclist.com hint: To leave the PICList >mailto:piclist-unsubscribe-request@mitvma.mit.edu -- http://www.piclist.com hint: PICList Posts must start with ONE topic: [PIC]:,[SX]:,[AVR]: ->uP ONLY! [EE]:,[OT]: ->Other [BUY]:,[AD]: ->Ads