Speaking of wind power, this was mentioned on slashdot today: http://www.popularmechanics.com/technology/industry/4224763.html?series=37
Maybe a sign that wind power is getting cheaper? On Fri, Sep 12, 2008 at 9:57 AM, -ray <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Wind power is more expensive than solar!! But yea, it seems like the > hottest and sunniest days are right after the storm when we have no power > haha. > > Speaking of... i've been reading that solar panels get less efficient the > hotter they get. Which is a concern, cause i'd think it gets pretty damn > hot on my roof... > > ray > > > On Fri, 12 Sep 2008, Dustin Puryear wrote: > >> If the root cause of your power failure is generally going to be a >> hurricane (I'm assuming here), isn't solar a possibly bad choice? You >> would have several days of no real sun. >> >> Now, wind power may be the way to go here! :) >> >> You should do a OLPC box that runs off wind power and demonstrate it to us. >> >> -- >> Dustin Puryear >> President and Sr. Consultant >> Puryear Information Technology, LLC >> 225-706-8414 x112 >> http://www.puryear-it.com >> >> Author, "Best Practices for Managing Linux and UNIX Servers" >> http://www.puryear-it.com/pubs/linux-unix-best-practices/ >> >> >> Brad Bendily wrote: >>> http://cgi.ebay.com/12-Volt-Solar-Battery-Charger-Car-Truck-Boat-w-Clips_W0QQitemZ270272903615QQihZ017QQcategoryZ79845QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem >>> >>> Has anyone used one of those before? For $25 it's worth a try, i >>> wonder if it can charge faster than the battery would get used? >>> That unit is fairly cheap, seems like you can get a larger solar board >>> that could def charge faster than a few items would use. >>> >>> >>> The one above is 2watts, this one is 5watts: >>> http://cgi.ebay.com/12-Volt-Solar-Battery-Charger-Car-Truck-Boat-w-Clips_W0QQitemZ270272903615QQihZ017QQcategoryZ79845QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem >>> >>> it's only $50. >>> >>> here's a 15watt for $130. >>> http://cgi.ebay.com/Sunforce-15-Watt-Solar-Battery-Charger-Camper-RV_W0QQitemZ290259602725QQihZ019QQcategoryZ41981QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem >>> >>> a 60 watt for $375! >>> http://cgi.ebay.com/Sunforce-60-Watt-Solar-Battery-Charger-Camper-RV_W0QQitemZ290259803444QQihZ019QQcategoryZ41981QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem >>> >>> and a 12watt for about $100... >>> http://cgi.ebay.com/12-Watt-Solar-Panel-12v-RV-Car-Boat-Battery-Charger-12W_W0QQitemZ130253522399QQihZ003QQcategoryZ41981QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem >>> >>> So, i don't know much about calculating needed watts... how many watts >>> or amps would be needed to run a laptop and a cable modem? >>> Then we can figure out which charger we need... >>> >>> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> General mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://mail.brlug.net/mailman/listinfo/general_brlug.net >> > > -- > =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= > Ray DeJean http://www.r-a-y.org > Systems Engineer Southeastern Louisiana University > IBM Certified Specialist AIX Administration, AIX Support > =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= > > > _______________________________________________ > General mailing list > [email protected] > http://mail.brlug.net/mailman/listinfo/general_brlug.net > -- Have Mercy & Say Yeah _______________________________________________ General mailing list [email protected] http://mail.brlug.net/mailman/listinfo/general_brlug.net
