For my science fair project I am building a solar powered BEAM bot from a kit I am going to order online. For my experiment I was going to expose the BEAM bot to three different light sources to see which one worked best. So I just wanted to know if I would be able to determine how much light the solar panel on the BEAM bot is receiving.
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put a volt meter on the terminals of the solar panels then apply the light and see which one gives you the best voltage, remember to make to set your volt meter to VOLTS DC.
Go to your local camera store and buy a light-meter that will read out in lumens per sq ft, or lumens per sq meters. Back in the good old days this is how every photographer set the iris on their camera.