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 Topic: solar powered hopperPosted: 14 August 2004 at 9:36am |
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some one should make a solar powered hopper. IT would save money with batteries. |
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Posted: 14 August 2004 at 12:00pm |
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What if you play at night?
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Posted: 14 August 2004 at 1:15pm |
Good point, that wouldn't work to well now would it? lol. |
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easy123
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Posted: 14 August 2004 at 1:15pm |
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good idea, but im pretty sure solar cells could be damaged by a 280 fps direct shot.
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Posted: 14 August 2004 at 1:57pm |
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I doubt solar cells produce enough current to power the motor either.
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Posted: 14 August 2004 at 3:03pm |
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actually a solar cell could produce enough energy but i don't know for how long. and at night it could still work, most solar powered items can store energy, so if you were to say leave it out in the sun to prepare yourself for a couple hours it could charge it to run for a while anyway. it is a good idea, you just need a way to make sure the solar cells store energy. it would have to have quite a bit of cells on it to gather the energy necessary to run it. |
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Posted: 14 August 2004 at 3:06pm |
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It would save money on batteries, but how expensive eould it be? We are talking solar cells here. It's a good idea, my only doubt is the MSRP.
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Asherry99
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Posted: 14 August 2004 at 4:28pm |
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The solar cells would be pretty shiney too. but good idea
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Posted: 14 August 2004 at 5:29pm |
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I'm guessing you play woodsball. And as stated above, I wouldn't want my $400 dollar solar cells getting smacked by a paintball at 280 fps... |
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PaintBsniper
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Posted: 14 August 2004 at 6:00pm |
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I doubt the solar panels would be durable enough for either woodsball or speedball
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Posted: 14 August 2004 at 10:10pm |
Bingo. Unless you put a lexan sheild over the cells, it wouldnt survive. Plus you need a fairly big pannel to put out 3 volts (about 3 in X 14 in), let alone 9 volts, unless you want to spend hundreads more. Edited by Darur |
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Posted: 15 August 2004 at 1:21pm |
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Attach a solar panel to your back!! And wire it to the hopper!
 Ya it would be expensive... I'd rather just buy an electric hopper with like... Lithium batteries er something, lithium batteries should last a long time.
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Posted: 15 August 2004 at 3:27pm |
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just get rechargeable batteries...good idea though |
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Posted: 15 August 2004 at 8:40pm |
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Ill go with the recharge albe batteries
 .Dont wanna spend all my on junk that will break
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Posted: 16 August 2004 at 2:04am |
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Good Lord!!!! Someone actually put up a thread bout solar powered hoppers that I mentioned in another thread.....and I was only kindin bout it
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Posted: 16 August 2004 at 2:11am |
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http://www.tippmann.com/players/forum/wwf77a/forum_posts.asp ?TID=110021&PN=2 scroll down and read it....and like I said, I was only kindin cus I was bored.
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Posted: 16 August 2004 at 9:05am |
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plaese this would be almost impossiblee its 25$ a cell
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