Dear Graham,
Thank you immensely for explaining top us what a DIY
SOLAR is.We see it to be very useful here for our
local communities that do not yet have electricity and
many youths, women and men as well in these
communities will like to buy the batteries to support
if they cost 1 to 2 dollars.Many youths and women in
these villages here in Cameroon once taught how to use
them will go a long way to practice it and it will
solve many rural exodus problems for youths now.
We will like to have the sample posted to our address
at ACTWID KONGADZEM NGO HEAD OFFICE.
C/O MRS WENDI LOSHA BERNADETTE
P.O. BOX 16 BAMENDA NWP CAMEROON.
Immense thanks and waiting to hear from you.
Sincerely Wendi and members.
--- Graham Knight <DIYSolar@...> wrote:

> Dear Members, In recent days there have been
> several references to DIY
> Solar so I think it might be useful to say just what
> is possible - and
> impossible! DIY Solar is a technique to produce the
> very minimum
> possible power from tiny pv solar panels to provide
> enough power for
> radios, LED lights, etc. It cannot power most
> computers! It requires
> groups to use the parts sent to assemble units, with
> local plywood etc,,
> and then use/sell pv units to start an enterprise.
> As you will see from
> Peter Ongele's replies below to my queries it does
> need careful thought
> and good organisation. What indications have you
> already got from
> previous samples?
> I've seen indication from the few people who have
> seen them... people
> need these small Solar panels due to their
> portability and their
> affordable prices. Though there is a more need to do
> a lot of marketing
> and illustrations of how to use the product which
> already I've two
> electricians here who are very creative on
> electrical things and they
> are really helping me to market and illustrating how
> the panels can be
> used effectively by the community.
> Can people afford an extra $2-3 for an extra
> battery?
> Yes, there is that kind of high possibility
> people to spend extra
> money on the batteries as back ups whenever they use
> the Solar Panels.
> They need to store the solar power to use in the
> night also. What is the
> voltage of these batteries compared to 6v and 12v?
> Most projects
> fail! Just how this happens is often unknown but
> very likely where
> no-one is willing to be as organised as Peter! Let
> me have your postal
> address and a small sample pack will be on its way!
> Graham
>