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-- Springboard solar power module (http://discussion.visorcentral.com/vcforum/showthread.php?threadid=5034)

Could someone please come up with a solor panel(maybe to take the place of the clumsy screen cover) to cheaply and easily recharge a battery module that would power the visor. Now that would be a computer for the masses in Africa, South America etc.

Now *that* is a great idea...

Flip top cover with embedded solar cells - the hinge sits just above the springboard slot... hmmm.

now by my best counts- $3.00 every 2-3 weeks
amounts to about $60.00 per yr in battery cost, not to mention the inconvenient trips to the store and the unexpected low power crashes.

A passive solar panel constantly charging the batteries in the module(perhaps even a reverse flow to the standard batteries already being used? - hardware hackers take note.)would save a lot of grief and money.

I'm sure in quantity, it could be mass marketed under $20.00 US

but then you have to leave your visor laying out in the sun! Always thought that wasn't good for delicate electronic objects!

Just kidding! Couldn't pass it up. Promising idea.

I know that this a primarily (� only ?) visor webpage/forum, but seeing as A) i love my IIIx and am keeping it and B) the III/IIIx already has the flip top, i would be very interested in the posiblilties of jury rigging a solar charger to my palm (can anyone say beta-tester)

BTW, solar panels that produce about 9v (amperage unknown) work fine in florescant lighting like in a school and/or office.

Also, check out this (sorry i dont know the coding for a link so youl have to copy theurl to your browser address line):http://www.palmstation.com/view_article.py?article=1057

Click on the links about the recharging cradles (does anyone know how to do this)

[This message has been edited by Chronoso (edited 10-07-1999).]