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Old 08-06-2010, 05:18 PM   #18 (permalink)
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The first one is doable, but very expensive! The other two are surface mount and I doubt you'd be able to solder them yourself since they are 2x1.5mm. Also, what happens when all the cells are shaded? Short circuit to the battery?
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