I am tempted to write about tefIon hinges or tailwheel mods but:
I bought a handful of what I thought were reletively cheap solar panels.
They give off 6v and two in series are plenty to run an older GPS. I think
the output on a sunny day was about 200 mamp. Under load the voltage was
more or less 12v but under no load they went to about 18v or more. I reckon
they'll be fine with any sort of load on them and a battery in circuit will
probably produce that sort of load. I am just a bit hesitant in case any
sensitive electronic toys get to see the 18 v. I plan putting two in my
trailer / hanger to keep the aircraft battery topped up.
Jerry
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