Solar Panel Weirdness

[adinfinitum]

I'm running v1.0.2, with no mods installed. The original reason I created this thread was because when I had a gigantor solar panel landed on Minmus, it still produced electricity when the Sun had set.

At first I thought it was because I had entered timewarp before the sun had set, but even after I slowed down to real-time it kept on providing power.

Since there are other threads with different but related issues, I figured I'd make this a more general solar panel weirdness thread, and link those threads here.

OX-SAT solar panels still provide power when inside closed service bay

Bug - Solar panels generate power while the sun is blocked by Minmus

OX-STAT work inside closed Service Bay

OX Solar Panels are not obstructed by closed Service Bay Doors

Bug: Solar Panels work while covered by closed Service Bay

Edited May 7, 2015 by adinfinitum
fixed pictures

[Tarheel1999]

The Minmus thing has existed since at least .90. If you look at the panels they track the sun (even through the surface of the moon) and receive power regardless of the sun's location. The only exception may be either a munar or Kerbin eclipse.

[adinfinitum]

Ah, well that's at least one of the issues answered, I never played 0.90 so that's interesting to know. I vaguely remember it being an issue back in one of the 0.2x versions, but I thought they had fixed it once between then and now.