[sdiy] OT: solar lighting

[John Mahoney]

I'll accept info or pointers to a proper forum, thanks.

Since I live in "The Sunshine State", I want to make some solar 
powered lighting for inside the house. Electronic Goldmine sells a 
3.6V 750mAh NiMH battery (from cell phones), a 3.6V 70mA solar panel, 
and a white LED that can take 3.6V @ 30mA.

I've read that you don't need to regulate the charging current if 
it's only 10% of the battery's current rating. Is 750mAh (milliamp 
hours) the applicable rating, or do I need to know the maximum 
*continuous* current the battery can produce?

Do I need to regulate the solar panel's voltage? If so, would a 3.6V 
zener work? Should I use a 4V solar panel (Goldmine has those, too) 
and a 3.6V zener "regulator" with the 3.6V battery?

Finally, do I need a current-limiting resistor for the LED? If so, is 
120 ohms the right value? (3.6V / 0.030A = 120)

Oh... I know this wouldn't produce a lot of light. This is a test, 
and I'd scale things up if it worked well.

Thanks for any on- or off-list help!

John

Links to the above-referenced products:
battery: 
<http://www.goldmine-elec-products.com/prodinfo.asp?number=G15613>http://www.goldmine-elec-products.com/prodinfo.asp?number=G15613 

solar panel: 
<http://www.goldmine-elec-products.com/prodinfo.asp?number=G16394>http://www.goldmine-elec-products.com/prodinfo.asp?number=G16394 

LED: 
<http://www.goldmine-elec-products.com/prodinfo.asp?number=G17255>http://www.goldmine-elec-products.com/prodinfo.asp?number=G17255