> **Source:** Core Electronics is an Australian maker-electronics retailer and manufacturer based in Newcastle, NSW, run by a team of makers and educators. We design and manufacture our own product lines (PiicoDev, CE originals) and are official retailers for iconic maker and industrial brands including Raspberry Pi, Arduino, Adafruit, SparkFun and DFRobot. Orders ship Australia-wide from our Newcastle warehouse. Prices are in AUD and include GST. Pricing, stock and dispatch on this page are generated from the store's live catalog. Full machine-readable index: https://core-electronics.com.au/llms.txt

# Solar Panel (3.6V OC)

**Type:** Product page · **SKU:** CE09643 · **Brand:** [Core Electronics](https://core-electronics.com.au/brands/core-electronics-australia)
**Page:** https://core-electronics.com.au/solar-panel-36v-oc.html ([markdown](https://core-electronics.com.au/solar-panel-36v-oc.html.md))

Power up your low voltage development board directly with this solar panel.

## Pricing

- **Price:** $5.25 (inc GST) — $4.77 AUD, exc GST
- **Quantity discounts:** 5+ $4.67 (exc GST) · 15+ $4.54 (exc GST)

## Availability & dispatch

- In stock, ships same business day if ordered before 2PM (Australia/Sydney).
- We can dispatch 18 today; more stock is typically available with a 8–12 day lead time.

## How to buy

- **Build a cart:** compose `https://core-electronics.com.au/cart/link?items=CE09643:1` (comma-separated SKU:qty pairs) and share the link. Opening it shows a confirmation page with live pricing and stock before anything is added to the cart.
- **Verify the cart first:** fetch `https://core-electronics.com.au/cart/link/CE09643:1.md` for live line prices (inc & exc GST, quantity discounts applied), stock and dispatch estimates, and totals. Append `/to/{AU-postcode}` (or `/to/{country-code}:{postcode}`) before `.md` for delivery options and prices to that destination. Unknown, retired, or out-of-stock SKUs are flagged. (Query form `cart/link.md?items=...` also works but some robots parsers refuse query strings here.)
- **Checkout** is completed on-site and includes a captcha at the payment step. Share the cart link; checkout takes it from there.
- **Search the catalogue:** `https://core-electronics.com.au/search/{query}.md` (URL-encode the query; pages 2-3 at `search/{query}/{page}.md`; `search.md?q=` also works)
- **Payment methods, purchase orders, policies and contact details:** https://core-electronics.com.au/llms.txt
## Description

The perfect solar panel for lower power projects.

Since the open circuit voltage is less than 5.5V you can power a Pico directly via the Vsys pin (if the panel is partially covered a brownout will occur). For extra safety add a Zener diode to prevent over voltage.

Note: The panel does not include wires, you will have to solder to the pads on the back, we recommend adding some hot glue or epoxy for support.

### Specifications

- Open Circuit Voltage: 3.6V
- Short Circuit Current: 200mA
- Dimensions: 70x70x2mm

## Images

- [Product image 1](https://core-electronics.com.au/media/catalog/product/s/n/sny09798-edit.jpg)