Forum: Solar Power
09-13-10, 08:23 AM
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Forum: Solar Power
09-13-10, 07:20 AM
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Forum: Solar Power
04-12-10, 08:01 AM
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Forum: Solar Power
09-03-09, 02:39 PM
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Forum: Solar Power
03-03-09, 09:29 AM
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Yay, 22.38 kWh ... that's just about enough...
Yay, 22.38 kWh ... that's just about enough energy to heat my uninsulated apartment for 24h when it's about -8C out. :)
Will your Spring angle change be "ahead" of today's optimal setting, so it...
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Forum: Solar Power
02-12-09, 07:46 AM
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Forum: Solar Power
01-28-09, 09:14 AM
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That's neat Jamie.
Know what makes me sad? ...
That's neat Jamie.
Know what makes me sad? I have a little 12v peltier cooler that I occasionally use on my sailboat in the summer. If memory serves, it draws 4A, or 48 watts and is not very...
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Forum: Solar Power
01-23-09, 08:10 AM
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Forum: Solar Power
01-22-09, 03:17 PM
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Forum: Solar Power
01-15-09, 09:02 PM
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Replies: 132
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560 is good. Cold & sunny, eh?
But it's...
560 is good. Cold & sunny, eh?
But it's sobering to realize how small a fraction of total power usage it is.
I think the general public vastly overestimates the power production...
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Forum: Solar Power
01-15-09, 05:52 PM
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Replies: 132
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Woo! Just checking. :)
I've already broken...
Woo! Just checking. :)
I've already broken one panel - a small cheap grade 1 amp 12v battery trickler. I had leaned it against the side of the garage while I was charging a battery, and a gust...
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Forum: Solar Power
01-15-09, 07:28 AM
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Replies: 132
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4 panels swapped for a scooter? That's a nice...
4 panels swapped for a scooter? That's a nice deal.
I would recommend staking the corners of your array though. You'll get a storm blowing through there at some point that'll threaten to tip...
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