Stephen Russell wrote: > On Thu, Oct 20, 2011 at 4:41 AM, Pete Theisen <[email protected]> wrote:
> It sounds like it works, it just needs a real owner / manager for the > facility. > > Personally I like the idea that we are turning off the engines just to > generate electrical power. Not sure that A/C or heat in the cab will > function but stopping the burning of 50-100 engines a night for 0 > miles in output is the way to go forward. Hi Stephen, Back in my bad old trucking days I had a set of screens rigged up for my cab windows and vents, fastened to the window frames with velcro strips. That and a 12 volt fan or two. Some nights I was really hot. For winter time I had a 12 volt bunk warmer. Later I also had a unit that kept the engine and cab warm overnight by heating the coolant. I supplemented the electrical system with three extra batteries. One night in Omaha I was so cold that I ran both the supplemental heater and the engine! I think it was 30 below with thirty MPH winds. This was before "Global Warming" became fashionable. One of my trucker buddies had his battery catch fire after he unwittingly discharged it overnight and it froze while he was trying to keep warm with the motor shut off. The truck would still start on the other two batteries that are standard in the system and he would have had no idea. Once he noticed the fire he had time to pull away from the trailer before the fire got really going but he lost the tractor. Insurance co bought him a brand new one. When these systems were first announced years ago I wanted to try a night using them, but I quit trucking before I ever found one open at bedtime. The Internet hookup came way after the heat and ac. -- Regards, Pete http://pete-theisen.com/ http://elect-pete-theisen.com/ _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: [email protected] Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech Searchable Archive: http://leafe.com/archives/search/profox This message: http://leafe.com/archives/byMID/profox/[email protected] ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
