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PORTABLE, SOLAR-POWERED CHARGING SYSTEM FOR BLACKLIGHT TRAPS1

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  31 May 2012

G.H. Gerber ,
J. Walkof  and
D. Juskiw
G.H. Gerber
Affiliation:
Agriculture Canada Research Station, 195 Dafoe Road, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada R3T 2M9
J. Walkof
Affiliation:
Agriculture Canada Research Station, 195 Dafoe Road, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada R3T 2M9
D. Juskiw
Affiliation:
Agriculture Canada Research Station, 195 Dafoe Road, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada R3T 2M9
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Blacklight traps (BLT) are commonly used in trapping and monitoring systems (Harding et al. 1966), employing either a 12-V battery or commercial alternating current as the power source. Both power systems have major disadvantages. Batteries need to be recharged frequently (every 2–3 days), and the commercial alternating current system often restricts the BLT to locations that are not well suited for trapping or monitoring. We describe here a portable, solar-powered charging system for 12-V batteries, which we developed to overcome the disadvantages of these power systems.

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The Canadian Entomologist , Volume 124 , Issue 3 , June 1992 , pp. 553 - 554
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Copyright © Entomological Society of Canada 1992

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Harding, W.C. Jr, Hartsock, J.G., and Rohwer, G.G.. 1966. Blacklight trap standards for general insect surveys. Bulletin of the Entomological Society of America 12: 3132.CrossRefGoogle Scholar