Solar, anyone?

Has anyone ever used solar panels to power their hpc? Take a look at this site http://www.affordable-solar.com/sunlinq-6-watt-portable-flexible-solar-panel.html

but, no, don't look at the girl, look at the product

I don't have that one, but I do have a two-panel solar charger that sits on the dashboard of my car. I believe its capacity is 4.5 watts. I have used it to charge some of my handheld devices during sunny weather. Only issue you have to deal with is the charger potentially discharging rather than charging the device when not in direct sunlight. (The manufacturer of mine claimed that it has a "blocking diode" that prevents this, but I believe that it does discharge in dark conditions - at least based on my experience leaving my cell phone plugged into it until after dark.)

Edited by CE Geek 2006-02-18 4:08 AM

That is a rather large solar panel...

She looks like some college girl.
Either way, shes no good for me, she's too short for me! LOL
Anyway, I'd like to try that, cycling in the summer, with a solar panel on my back. Oh wait! Even better, hook it up to my laptop, so the battery doesn't get drained!
Theres a USB version available for hooking up to PDAs, don't ask where, I lost the link ages ago.

$89 is not bad for something like that...