Friday, October 25, 2013 

We were quite pleased when Carl from Haicom arrived at 8 with our 12 classmate computers. As the day progressed, Steve was able to verify that all except 2 were working properly. Also, 5 of the 6 educational software programs that he brought were operating properly, but one would not, leaving an opportunity for the future!

Doug and Zac did a little redesign of the layout of the solar power electronics to make it more easily assembled, and less sensitive to rain. We finished this re-layout as well as the wiring by noon as hoped. We rolled it out into the (beastly hot) sun, turned it on, and found that we were generating the expected 50-60 watts. After a bunch of high-fives, we set about to build the second unit. This was completed by quitting time at 3:00. It also generated 50-60 watts in the even more beastly hot sun. We have declared success in this endeavor, with one more to build. This one will be built to the greatest extent possible by James and Gabriel.

(Note - to see Thursday's entry, go back to the top of this blog!)