Hi, Wayne,
I am not the paranoid survivalist type, but I can easily foresee some
very hard situations a family could be caught in, having been through
some very bad storms, earthquakes, and such. This awareness informs
my thinking about what sort of kit I'd like to have.
I do have a non-electric distiller one can use over fire; I've never
even tried it out, I just have it on hand. It seems well made, but I
have something a bit more elegant in mind.
What I want might be hard to build, and I'm usually third-rate at
making things (though good at fixing them.)
The ideal setup would use a very high-efficiency solar panel -- a
durable one -- that could somehow run the entire process. It would
provide enough current to heat a small quantity of water for
distillation, to produce maybe a liter per day. The device would
also supply the proper current-controlled voltage to run a setup
something like Trem's best SilverGen (SG7), which I hope to get someday.
The goal would be to make, say, over the course of eight hours of
sunshine, about a liter of good quality EIS. It should be a reliable,
trouble-free, hands-off operation. The idea also would be to make and
store ten or more liters in advance.
The solar oven designs of Dr. Steven Jones (a 9/11 Truth advocate by
the way) might also be incorporated. Jones designed some really
interesting things for people in Africa to use instead of firewood.
The idea would also be to have a tough, reliable product that could
last for years and years without maintenance. It would be small
enough to carry over the shoulder or in a backpack.
That's a tall order, but I think a clever and well-organized
businessperson could make a decent income from it.
JBB
On Thursday, Sep 14, 2006, at 16:10 Asia/Tokyo, Wayne Fugitt wrote:
Morning Jonathan,
>>At 10:27 PM 9/13/2006, you wrote:
I'd be very interested to see a kind of survival still/generator
setup, at modest price.
I have thought about this also. Not necessarily the still, but of
course it is required, equally as important as the generator.
A good solar still could make large quantities of distilled water;
a solar-powered generator could turn the water into EIS.
What quantity do you have in mind as "Large Quantity"?
A few years ago, I had a friend in the business of building Solar
Panels.
One of the engineers there turned down a trailer load of blemished
solar panels. Most products that are blemished are still very good.
Once a battery manufacturer had a lot of blemished clear case
batteries.
They were blemished because the clear cases were cleaned improperly.
They were not clear in places. Seems some kind of acid was used to
clean them and this produced streaks and spots.
I was able to buy them for the price of scrap lead. I tested all that
I purchased and every single one was the most uniform batteries I have
ever seen. While they made batteries for other companies with other
labels, these were being manufactured for their own label.
I sold one lot to a Fire Station, explaining the situation and giving
them a full warranty. I never had a problem with a single battery.
Back to the solar panels, I did get a few free blemished panels.
One has been over in my field for a few years, still connected to a
battery. Guess it would be interesting to see if it is still working.
I was powering a long range photo beam which I had connected into a
computer to data log deer movement. Interesting and fun for sure.
Are you saying this Survival Still / Generator will be in a remote
location where no power is available? The still would have a
sizable power requirement, unless the Solar Still principle was used.
I have a still I have never put into use that states it will deliver 3
gallons per hour. Current draw is 16 amps at 240 volts. It does need
circulating water in the water jacket. It is 50 years old. Brass and
Copper lasts a long time. I am sure I could find many heating
elements that would work, in case that one does not. Since I got if
free, I did not inspect it too closely.
A well made integrated device selling for under 500 bucks might find
a solid market.
Still curious how you will power it? Commercial Power?
If so, that simplifies many problems.
Wayne
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