Carmanah M850 & M860 Self-Contained LED Lantern Instructions
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SECTION 2
Solar Sizing / Lantern Selection Program
Solar Sizing
. A solar sizing program (or spreadsheet) for the M850 and M860 self-contained
LED lanterns is available to you from any web-connected computer. The following weblink will
take you directly to the program:
http://www.uscg.mil/hq/cg4/cg432/docs/software/Solar/M800SeriesSolarv1.xls
. Once launched,
please don't forget to enable Macros in the EXCEL spreadsheet. You may download a copy to
your computer for future use but please be aware that future updated versions will be available
only from the website. The following is an example of a typical readout:
As you see, this new lantern sizing program has a simple user interface and is very easy to
navigate, especially for those already familiar with our other solar sizing programs. All guess
work has been eliminated at the user level. The inputs are all pull-down menu choices. Once
you enter the reference site, lantern color, and the flash characteristic, click on the "Solve Solar"
button to see the lanterns’ maximum capabilities – the program will display the maximum
effective intensities that the two lanterns can provide for the given inputs thereby giving the user
a quick indication as to which lantern can be safely used at a particular site; and the table to the
right will immediately populate and display the lanterns' yearly predicted performance. You will
then be able to select a lantern and effective intensity that will work for your aid. Always select
the M850 lantern over the M860 if it provides an acceptable solution as it’ll save you about $300
dollars per lantern.
The best way to access this program is from the Solar Sizing Programs Flowchart on the
following web address which, incidentally, also provides easy access to all our other solar sizing
programs:
http://www.uscg.mil/hq/cg4/cg432/docs/software/Solar/SolarSizingProgramsandTablesv2014_1
1_20.pdf
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