Solar panels? - Page 5

Enforcer · 06-29-2008, 11:46 AM

Quote: Originally Posted by nobb

Fun thread to read, but maybe you guys are being too hard on the OP.

Just curious, Ausi319, whats your age?

or maybe the OP is just stringing us along

djtaz · 06-29-2008, 01:04 PM

Quote: Originally Posted by Ausi319

ok I am only 15. But i think i can do this with reserch and the proper guide and i just need instructions... and help but i will b able to do this.

Ok , im starting to feel guilty now .... maybe jumping on the bandwagon wasnt the best idea , but it sure was fun at the time .... im going to hell.

Ausi319 · 06-29-2008, 02:10 PM

Quote: Originally Posted by djtaz

Ok , im starting to feel guilty now .... maybe jumping on the bandwagon wasnt the best idea , but it sure was fun at the time .... im going to hell.

its ok i just need to figure this out.
anything easy that u can attach to your wheels or anything to recharge your battery?

Still want other things for like water and solar

monkeyracer · 06-29-2008, 05:38 PM

Ok, since I used to dabble in the R/C world, and the OP has no idea (or even a clue) that this forum is dedicated to putting a computer in a 1:1 Ratio car, and because I had fun reading this;

@Ausi319 - You have a team associated RC18t, there are many different companies that provide batteries for it that will have a higher capacity than what comes with it. There's a company that specializes in 1/18th scale and smaller cars, and they have plenty of hop-ups to choose from. Your local hobby shop will have some good stuff too, and you won't even have to wait for it to be shipped to you.

Atomic Mods
(Not to be confused with nuclear reactor mods. we're still working on the cold fusion thing...)

The best thing you can do to get a longer runtime, would be to get a pack with a lot higher capacity (mAh rating) something around 2500mAh or so would almost double your run-time. There's also li-po batteries to be purchased, but are a little more dangerous if you don't have the right charger. (Think fire, and flames, which could make steam from water and turn a steam turbine, but that's another story)

There is nothing you can install on that car that will allow it to charge the batteries while it is running. Energy doesn't come from nowhere, it's transferred, if you can create energy, then you have solved the world crisis.

If the technology existed, it would exist already. If it did exist it would be such secretive technology, you might not even know it existed. If you didn't know it exists, you wouldn't even know if your car was already equipped with this type of technology, so maybe you already have a perpetual motion car. But since the battery manufacturers want to make money, they've disabled this feature, and force you into buying expensive batteries. It's all a big conspiracy to promote the big wallets of the fat cats that run the battery plants.

Bottom line: get a higher capacity battery (or a few).

Ausi319 · 06-29-2008, 05:51 PM

Quote: Originally Posted by monkeyracer

Ok, since I used to dabble in the R/C world, and the OP has no idea (or even a clue) that this forum is dedicated to putting a computer in a 1:1 Ratio car, and because I had fun reading this;

@Ausi319 - You have a team associated RC18t, there are many different companies that provide batteries for it that will have a higher capacity than what comes with it. There's a company that specializes in 1/18th scale and smaller cars, and they have plenty of hop-ups to choose from. Your local hobby shop will have some good stuff too, and you won't even have to wait for it to be shipped to you.

Atomic Mods
(Not to be confused with nuclear reactor mods. we're still working on the cold fusion thing...)

The best thing you can do to get a longer runtime, would be to get a pack with a lot higher capacity (mAh rating) something around 2500mAh or so would almost double your run-time. There's also li-po batteries to be purchased, but are a little more dangerous if you don't have the right charger. (Think fire, and flames, which could make steam from water and turn a steam turbine, but that's another story)

There is nothing you can install on that car that will allow it to charge the batteries while it is running. Energy doesn't come from nowhere, it's transferred, if you can create energy, then you have solved the world crisis.

If the technology existed, it would exist already. If it did exist it would be such secretive technology, you might not even know it existed. If you didn't know it exists, you wouldn't even know if your car was already equipped with this type of technology, so maybe you already have a perpetual motion car. But since the battery manufacturers want to make money, they've disabled this feature, and force you into buying expensive batteries. It's all a big conspiracy to promote the big wallets of the fat cats that run the battery plants.

Bottom line: get a higher capacity battery (or a few).

what if i used a solar panel or something else to run the motor? would that work then?

djtaz · 06-29-2008, 05:53 PM

lol he doesnt really read your answers , hes like a dog who has bitten and wont let go

basically ausi , NO , that wont work.

Ausi319 · 06-29-2008, 05:53 PM

Quote: Originally Posted by djtaz

lol he doesnt really read your answers , hes like a dog who has bitten and wont let go

basically ausi , NO , that wont work.

have you even tried it?
how do they run solar cars if this wont work then?
tell me that

h3rk · 06-29-2008, 05:58 PM

Quote: Originally Posted by Ausi319

have you even tried it?
how do they run solar cars if this wont work then?
tell me that

Oddly; most of the time if you ask a question over and over hoping for the answer you want, after hearing one that dissapoints you, or that you don't understand, your confusion or dissapointment will not end.

Time for someone go study some of the technology they're asking about. I'm done feeding this one.

monkeyracer · 06-29-2008, 06:03 PM

Quote: Originally Posted by Ausi319

have you even tried it?
how do they run solar cars if this wont work then?
tell me that

have you even seen a solar car?

see how many panels there are? you want to achieve this kind of result with a 2x3 panel. NOT GOING TO HAPPEN. photovoltaic cells are not that efficient per sq. in.

THERE IS NO WAY TO DO WHAT YOU WANT TO DO. GIVE UP. BUY A BIGGER CAPACITY BATTERY

No more spoon feeding or crazy answers from me.

Chairboy · 06-29-2008, 06:04 PM

Hey guys, be easy on him. His mind's already made up, he's not interested in facts. It's tough to be 15 years old (when you know everything) and dealing with a bunch of slow witted adults who obviously know the answer to your very simple question and just can't spit it out.

monkeyracer · 06-29-2008, 06:09 PM

ok. I revise my previous statement;

it's possible, just not practical;
you could put a few solar cells, and a micro-wind turbine, with a small nitro engine hooked up to a little autonator (new invention by the way) with a generator on all 4 wheels to capture all the lost energy in braking, that would generate enough electricity to charge the 2500 mah battery that you should buy for it. But it would weigh so much, you would need a nitro engine to power the back wheels just to get it moving.

nobb · 06-29-2008, 06:23 PM

Look, solar powered RC car:

Solar powered remote control car

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and an instructable:
http://www.instructables.com/id/Solar-RC-car/

So yes, its possible. But kind of wimpy so you probably wont be winning any competitions with that.

Ausi319 · 06-29-2008, 07:25 PM

Quote: Originally Posted by Chairboy

Hey guys, be easy on him. His mind's already made up, he's not interested in facts. It's tough to be 15 years old (when you know everything) and dealing with a bunch of slow witted adults who obviously know the answer to your very simple question and just can't spit it out.

I might be able to put the hood as a solar panel...
but where would i have the antenna come out?

could you drill a hole?

w8 i can put one in the back and front and get a spolier and put them on that too.

But how would i keep them from breaking or getting scrached?
there any easy way of keeping like a little box or something like hard plastic to keep them from breaking?

like if i would go off a little ramp or hit something?

Chairboy · 06-29-2008, 07:59 PM

With the abundant solar power, there's no reason for your car to fall when it goes off a ramp, it should continue to fly, higher and higher until it disappears from view.

2k1Toaster · 06-29-2008, 08:01 PM

Point is you would need to cover the whole car in them, and even then you would go pretty slow as your car is not built to be lightweight and efficient. It is built to be cheap and mass produced.

And why drill a hole? There will be gaps between them the antenna can stick out of. And they are glass foremost, so if you are planning on playing rough, you will run out of money really fast as they are expensive.

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