hey guys, check out what i found. I got one for 50cents. I'm gonna go to my science store and get some more on tuesday. They produce .5 volts and if i hook em up in series it just mite work. I'll let ya know.

thats about how large mine is cept its not that thick
tell me how it works out

very cool, but will they fit ? On the top maybe ? how do u plan on using it, like with the battery(s) still in the car and just use the solar power as a charger for the battery or just completely run it through solar ? In very excited, i have an idea to use the layman's cell mod on a bit plan w/ solar power or just power it solarly ( is solarly even a werd ?:p ) but anyways sounds great, but as soon as anyone gets a bit goin solar powered i wana see some pics vids or anythign ASAFP ( AS SOON A !@#$ING POSSIBLE)

Glad hes banned :) I want to do this too. Can't you just solder the wires to the battery contacts?

not enough current
 

i hooked 8 of these solar cells up in many ways and tested whether or not they would spin a bit motor. but so far the only way it worked was if i hooked them all in parallel. the parallel only generates .5 volts. so i'm gonna experiment some more if i have time. school sux. :D

The test I ran on Motor mA usage might help...
http://tinyrc.com/forums/showthread....&threadid=7994

Basically, unless you always give the cars a little push to get them started, they'll need considerable mA to build up the torque to move the wheels at a dead stop.

Even the feeble Tomy 1.0 motor needs up to 86mA to get going

Namuna, I'm about ready to build a working solar micro. I have Zips to use as guinea pigs, but was wondering if a Bit would be more suited to your website for promotional purposes.