ive been reading a bit that people move them a few degrees each season. So are you involved with someone coming out to "tune" them now and again?
in any event, i think it's very cool. My shop swallows so much fuel a year it kills me. the damn kids i share it with ran the furnace up to 70 almost every day this winter, we had bills in the 4-600$ range every month. On 7/9/08, Bill Cardell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > They are fixed panels. You'll notice the shade is not on the panels, it's > on the roof. They did the math to ensure they didn't shade each other and > were at the optimum fixed angle for our lat/long. > > > Bill Cardell > TurboDog's Dad > www.flyinmiata.com > www.fmwestfield.com > orders 1-800-FLY-MX5S > Before you call our tech line (970.464.5600) please check out the > *FAQ*<http://www.flyinmiata.com/FAQ/>section of our website > > Don't miss Flyin' Miata's Open House! Aug 14-17, 2008 > > > ------------------------------ > *From:* [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] *On Behalf Of *Flash. > *Sent:* Wednesday, July 09, 2008 1:00 PM > *To:* <[email protected]> <[email protected]> > *Subject:* Re: NPC: OK, I get it now. Gas prices are high! > > > I notice a lot of shade in the picture you shared. Would there not be a > benefit in sepearting the panels a little? > > btw, are these fixed axis or do they move during the day/seasons? > > > On 7/9/08, Bill Cardell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> >> More info. Evergreen panels, 54 of them IIRC. Fronius inverters. System >> installed by www.simplicitysolar.com . Some teething problems, mainly due >> to the complexity of the three phase, the newness of the technology to the >> county inspectors, etc. Took several tries before the county thought we had >> enough disconnects from all sides to isolate the solar. >> >> >> Bill Cardell >> TurboDog's Dad >> www.flyinmiata.com >> www.fmwestfield.com >> orders 1-800-FLY-MX5S >> Before you call our tech line (970.464.5600) please check out the >> *FAQ*<http://www.flyinmiata.com/FAQ/>section of our website >> >> Don't miss Flyin' Miata's Open House! Aug 14-17, 2008 >> >> >> ------------------------------ >> *From:* [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto: >> [EMAIL PROTECTED] *On Behalf Of *Robert McElwee >> *Sent:* Wednesday, July 09, 2008 12:50 PM >> *To:* Keith Tanner >> *Cc:* [email protected] >> *Subject:* Re: NPC: OK, I get it now. Gas prices are high! >> >> >> Sorry, I didn't make my point very clear. I do see the page - it is >> semi-blatant <G> - but I was hungry for more info. I didn't think you could >> go into the costs (although I was hoping <G>). Any idea who the >> manufacture/reseller was? Thanks! >> >> What I said was: >> "Can you, if you don't mind, shed some light on the costs and any >> additional info on your panels? I might also suggest that FM might want to >> put an info page on its site about them." >> >> What I should have said was: >> "Can you, if you don't mind, shed some light on the costs and any >> additional info on your panels not already on the small description >> describing the number of panels and max yield. I might also suggest that FM >> might want to put a very detailed page on its site about them. There are a >> lot of gear heads out here that may be tempted to do something similar if >> they knew more details." >> >> >> >> On Wed, Jul 9, 2008 at 2:14 PM, Keith Tanner <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> wrote: >> >>> Look on any page on the website. See where it says "solar powered" in >>> the top right? Click on it. >>> >>> I know, it's not super-blatant. But everything needs to be super-blatant. >>> I was just informed that two out of the three recent Open House signups >>> "couldn't find the info on the website" despite a front-page picture and >>> description. So until I move to a site where everything is red and yellow >>> and flashing, we'll just have to hope that people read what's there. >>> >>> Bill will have to talk about the specs, although I don't know if he'll >>> share costs. We're not off the grid, we feed back into it when we're not >>> using all the power. Consider the grid to be our batteries. >>> >>> The site will be getting more "green" info shortly, including more info >>> on the panels themselves. >>> >>> Keith Tanner >>> Flyin' Miata >>> >> -- >> Robert McElwee and Blue Flash >> "The 50 MPG Miata" >> www.lightweightmiata.com/mpg >> >> Lightweight Miata Forum: >> www.lightweightmiata.com/forum >> >> The Miata Trailer Project: >> www.lightweightmiata.com/trailer >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Miatapower mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://list.miatapower.net/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/miatapower >> >> > > > -- > http://BTDTRacing.com <http://btdtracing.com/> - Physics Doesn't Play > Favorites. > Our ebay store: http://stores.ebay.com/btdtracing-36 > > "Art doesn't have a finish line... it's a race against yourself." - George > Carlin, He Was Here Just a Minute Ago. > -- http://BTDTRacing.com - Physics Doesn't Play Favorites. 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