solar powered hopper
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Topic: solar powered hopper
Posted By: chainsaw
Subject: solar powered hopper
Date Posted: 14 August 2004 at 9:36am
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some one should make a solar powered hopper. IT would save money with batteries. ------------- 98c J&j ceramic Pen spring mod Revy/ x-bord Dropfoward Double trigger Vortex impellers Soon to come.... sticky grips and x-chamber |
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Posted By: soonerdude05
Date Posted: 14 August 2004 at 12:00pm
| What if you play at night? |
Posted By: g0dhead
Date Posted: 14 August 2004 at 1:15pm
Good point, that wouldn't work to well now would it? lol. ------------- 
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soonerdude05 wrote:Posted By: easy123
Date Posted: 14 August 2004 at 1:15pm
| good idea, but im pretty sure solar cells could be damaged by a 280 fps direct shot. |
Posted By: The Guy
Date 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 By: A-5_Ace
Date 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. |
Posted By: sinisterNorth
Date 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. ------------- Pumpker'd; (V.) When a pump player runs up and shoots you at point blank range because you thought 20bps made you good. |
Posted By: Asherry99
Date Posted: 14 August 2004 at 4:28pm
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The solar cells would be pretty shiney too. but good idea ------------- Tippmann 98 GTA Expansion chamber Stock rocket cock 2 Soon to come RT |
Posted By: Semper Durus
Date 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... ------------- I don't have a sig anymore 
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Posted By: PaintBsniper
Date 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 ------------- I dont care what you say there are snipers in paintball |
Posted By: Darur
Date 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. ------------- Real Men play Tuba [IMG]http://img89.imageshack.us/img89/1859/newsmall6xz.jpg"> PH33R TEH 1337 Dwarf! http://www.tippmann.com/forum/wwf77a/log_off_user.asp" rel="nofollow - DONT CLICK ME!!1 |
Posted By: BassMan
Date Posted: 15 August 2004 at 1:21pm
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.------------- Black 05 Shocker Halo B Crossfire 68/45 --Coming Soon-- Dynasty Board NDz Bolt |
Posted By: 98God
Date Posted: 15 August 2004 at 3:27pm
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just get rechargeable batteries...good idea though |
Posted By: twrr1992
Date Posted: 15 August 2004 at 8:40pm
Ill go with the recharge albe batteries .Dont wanna spend all my on junk that will break
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Posted By: evil_fingers
Date Posted: 16 August 2004 at 2:04am
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 ------------- Do not steal....the government hates competition! 
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Posted By: evil_fingers
Date 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 - 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. ------------- Do not steal....the government hates competition!
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Posted By: Tippyguy
Date Posted: 16 August 2004 at 9:05am
| plaese this would be almost impossiblee its 25$ a cell |