Yet another possibility, a back-to-basics one: When I told my neighbor
that his north wall is now known around the globe, thanks to the Dialist
Board, he announced that demolishing his second story was now an
option. With a hearty chuckle, he said, "For the right price." I
thanked him for his concession, but shall continue to pursue lower-cost
options to bring the sun into my first-story room.
Seriously, I appreciate the thoughtfulness of all your comments. I've
learned a lot and enjoyed myself at the same time!
Tom Egan
tony moss wrote:
Fellow Shadow Watchers,
Why not have an electro-mechanical 'sun tracker'
on the roof with an electro-mechanical 'repeater' in the room which could
be placed on a wall for easy reading. This could take the shape of a
'hour hand' on a 'dial' with a 1:24 gearing to drive a concentric hand to
show minutes. A simple ambient sunshine detector would switch off the
tracker when the sun was obscured with a warning light on the dial to
indicate this. When the sun re-appearerd the tracker could then switch
to 'search' mode to relocate it thus avoiding frantic spuirious
indications below.
Digital clocks are cheaper of course but making it work would be a lot of
fun ;-)
Tony Moss.
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