PSA: Solar panels now useless past Dres (as it should be)

[Kobymaru]

I wish I'd know about this earlier.

I've been putt-putting around near Kerbin (challenges and cinematics) since 1.0 was released and I tried using solar panels around Jool for the first time today, only to find that the three gigantors on my solar ship were nowhere near sufficient to supply 4 ions with power.

Ah well, back to the drawing board.

As mentioned in the OP, i have seen that Fuel Cells with Ions still provide an acceptable TWR/Isp.

[moogoob]

Solar panels also seem to be near useless on the surface of Eve as well - the mid size panels are only generating about 0.03 energy flow even with full exposure. Is Eve's atmosphere just too murky for them now or is it a heat thing? Probably going to need fuel cells on the next lander as its taking all day to generate enough power for a single transmission.

Edited September 17, 2015 by moogoob
"an", not "and"

[Just Jim]

Ahhhhhh.... I suspected this was happening. Thank you for doing the math!!!

[Caelib]

I wouldn't go so far as to say "useless" past Dres ... most of my Jool missions still use them.

[tseitsei]

You do math but you lack of comprension , what you do is not what everyone must do , you can spend a week doing math to launch a single rocket , i can assure you that is not what most of the players do.