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I've looked around quite a bit and found this: http://jxcrystals.com/4sale5.pdf The cells are suited for what I'm doing but I need to place a minimum order of 2000 US $ :S

I'm using this set up to power a small remote controlled helicopter (requires about 5V) at a distance, to allow it to stay in the air indefinitely (i'm not quite there yet, but the cells is lighter than the battery that it's replacing). There are obviously several applications for this...

@cjameshuff, thank you very much! Works perfectly, although the solar cells aren't very efficient (I put in 10V and get 1 out).

Thx for the help:). I think I'll just use 10V cells and stronger laser

Sounds like quite a smart concept to me. The energy produced by the solar cells could offset the energy needed to make the cells (over a period of time). Ideally this process could then depend on the electricity produced by the solar panels. Solves two problems in one but it's probably not very...

That's my question, are there cells made for lasers?

I think in that case I'll scale up the model I'm designing in order to make the 1.5V less significant. Still are there cells that would be more suited for lasers? Thx Antoine

Hi, I'm new to this forum so please don't get mad if this post is in the wrong place. I have a laser beam pointed at a solar panel (regular PV cells) and the current comes out as expected on my oscilloscope (small waves varying like pulses between 0.45 and 0.50 V regularly). I tried...