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Reply To: Dying battery in winter solved by 3.5 W solar panel

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2017-02-23 at 10:10 AM #2055
SGFulton
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    Hmmm, now I don’t see where I saw the 2.5W reference. Perhaps I was mixing it up with the Sodaq Mbili. That’s good to know. At least one of the locations I’m intending to sample in the eastern KY coalfields, and possibly others at a different site here in GA, are very forested. I’ll have to try to run the solar panel out to a sunnier spot to ensure it’ll work long-term.

    Are you using a cellular modem or XBee type device on any of your sites? If so, how often are you uploading, and how is the batter supply in those cases?

    Thanks for responding so quikly!

    Stephanie