More! I want more!
Today I feel like a kid in a candy store with no money. My battery banks are empty and it is cloudy outside. My tiny 12V solar array comprised a 10W panel and two 5W panels isn’t getting enough light to produce enough voltage and current to power the buck converter.
The time has come to purchase a larger solar panel. I think my next purchase will be a 35W mono-crystalline panel capable of 2A output. The physical size of the 35W panel should make it easy for me to move round the yard keeping it in the direct sun and out of the overabundant winter shade.
I recently started prototyping a nano wind turbine and hope to have some photos and results to post soon. For now I’ll have to hope for another sunny day to fill my battery bank and fulfill my desire for more power.