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(snip)“Hopefully, with the needed drop in supply voltage (as mentioned above) the receiver will consume less energy and operate from the sun.”
Of course, it depends on the current draw, but a 9v dc battery doesn’t have much available either so maybe it will work.
I get the feeling you’re trying hard to do this with just parts on hand, but FYI you can get a selectable voltage unit from rat shack designed for 12v dc input from a cigarette lighter socket.
ASIDE: Personally, I’ve never observed anyone lighting a cigarette from an auto lighter in 10 years … maybe it’s time to come up with a better interior 12v connector for trucks, cars, boats, etc. Whaddaya think? 😉
For my own pet project, I’ve started considering designs for a combo solar/wind turbine generator. But even with that, I could still run out of adequate power and have to go to backup, so does anyone have a detector circuit I can use for automatic power supply switching?
