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Sender: "piclist-bounces@mit.edu" Date: Thu, 18 Mar 2021 21:24:49 -0700 Subject: Re: [EE]: Battery eliminator for Solar powered pond pump and slowly rising Vin issues Thread-Topic: [EE]: Battery eliminator for Solar powered pond pump and slowly rising Vin issues Thread-Index: AdcceO0jbsu+ZnzaTS2LaBLiQRlUwA== Message-ID: References: <20210319020027.GD28416@laptop.org> List-Help: List-Subscribe: , List-Unsubscribe: , In-Reply-To: <20210319020027.GD28416@laptop.org> Reply-To: Microcontroller discussion list - Public. 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I've heard others say to treat the panel as a > current source rather than a voltage source. I've just avoided it. > For all my solar powered projects that have pic, esp8266 or atmega328, > I've used a battery. Even a particularly old and unhealthy battery. > > -- > James Cameron > i have been tempted and i have two such batteries that are mocking me. > --=20 http://www.piclist.com/techref/piclist PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist .