[Energy] Can we get more solar panels?

Ted Moallem ted.moallem at gmail.com
Thu Dec 1 14:45:15 EST 2011


We have an awesome weld-free pedal generator design.  Materials for 10 new
bike generators would cost around $1000 total.

-Ted
(sent mobily)
On Dec 1, 2011 2:40 PM, "Sage Radachowsky" <sage.radachowsky at gmail.com>
wrote:

> Part of the ruling today was that the City wants the power to the camp
> shut down.
>
> Can we quickly rise to the occasion and set up a few more solar panels?
>
> We have two weeks.   Do we have any panels waiting in the wings?
>
> If not, we can order one or two from Home Depot. For example:
>
> http://www.homedepot.com/Grape-Solar/h_d1/N-5yc1vZ8p9/R-202959976/h_d2/ProductDisplay?langId=-1&storeId=10051&catalogId=10053
>
> Two of these === a nice 200 Watts.
>
> And we order a charge controller from Amazon.com... another $100.  Voila
> -- $750 for a 200 Watt solar charging system.  One or two more good deep
> cycle batteries .... At $1,000 we get a great system.
>
> I do have a 1000 Watt inverter if we need it. Or we could use a smaller
> inverter.  We could power the media tent with this, and several lighting
> strips.
>
> We also have 2 weeks to work on solar ovens and solar thermal heating
> solutions for sleeping tents.
>
> I think we will get the barracks style tents within a week.  If we make a
> really great top-notch camp, for sleeping in a group situation, for the
> purpose of protesting, and really lift up the whole quality and image of
> the camp, then perhaps we will get to keep the camp through the Winter.
>
> Sage
>
>
>
>
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