29 August: Now the cam is supposed to be only 4.5 watts and 2 amps DC. The voltage regulator has  3, 6, 9 and 12 volt bayonet connections. as well as a USB style connector. I have connected the cam up to the 6 volt connector a couple weeks ago.  Since that time it has been running automagically.  I have a program checking to see if it is alive  24 hours a day. 

What I have noticed is that about 3 in the morning it seems to hiccup and not be up.  As you can see it still is a rather messy setup.

 
30 August: Whille wandering the web I came across a video of the system that I have.  This guy loves to play with Green Stuff

While waiting for me to update you might want to check out how someone else built a solar panel. 

Now this has become important as I ran across a bunch of 6"x6" panels and will have to build my own big  panel.  They are dirty and old but the ones I have tested so far work.

 15 September:  I spent time taking apart all the panels and cleaning them up.  I also got some molding and a  piece of plastic to mount them.  I am trying to decide how I should connect them together.  I think I should go with a 4 x 5 panel.   At first I put it together as 3 x 6 using only 18 of the  20 I have.  The big question is how much voltage I should produce.