I found the lady I was thinking of last night. Here is a link to what she is using:
http://rozsavage.com/adventure/?sec=27&pg=95 On Thu, Sep 11, 2008 at 8:13 PM, Hal Wilke <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I don't remember her whole name, but Leo Laporte on TWIT has been > talking about a woman named Ros who is rowing across the Pacific. I am > pretty sure she has a laptop and is blogging. If so she has to have > some way to power it. Not sure if she is using wind or solar or both. > (And am not at my computer to look it up) > > Hal > > > > > On 9/11/08, Petri Laihonen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I guess this would be one pointer to start with..... > > > > Do-It-Yourself Solar-Powered PC: Hardware : A New Desktop PC Power > > Consumption World Record: 61 Watts > > http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/hardware-components,1685.html > > > > Petri > > > > > > -ray wrote: > >> On Thu, 11 Sep 2008, Edmund Cramp wrote: > >> > >> > >>> I'm trying to stay away from having to put in a generator to burn gas > to > >>> recharge the UPS to generate 120V to power an adaptor that supplied 12V > >>> to the network gear. > >>> > >> > >> Agreed... what I'd like to do is put up a solar panel connected to a > >> battery. It would charge the battery enough during the day to run the > >> cable/dsl modem and linksys router all night. > >> > >> It would be practical, and a neat experiment in solar energy (which is > >> something i've wanted to do). Anyone think it could be done for around > >> $100? If so, send us some links! > >> > >> ray > >> > >> > >> _______________________________________________ > >> General mailing list > >> [email protected] > >> http://mail.brlug.net/mailman/listinfo/general_brlug.net > >> > >> > > > > _______________________________________________ > > General mailing list > > [email protected] > > http://mail.brlug.net/mailman/listinfo/general_brlug.net > > > > -- > Sent from Gmail for mobile | mobile.google.com >
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