that was my hope. i didnt want to waste my time for less success than i needed. ill try it, and maybe if i can get a lathe for my birthday (riiight...) i will hammer together(probably buy) a little stirling to play with. Jason ICQ#: 154998177 MSN: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (most likely to get me)
----- Original Message ----- From: "Joe Street" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <biofuel@sustainablelists.org> Sent: Tuesday, June 27, 2006 8:40 AM Subject: Re: [Biofuel] satellite dish collectors > 300 watts in a 1.5 litre reator is A LOT! I use 375 watts to heat 30 > litres in my prototype batch reactor. > > Joe > > Ken Provost wrote: > >> On Jun 25, 2006, at 10:51 PM, Jason& Katie wrote: >> >> >>>does anyone know if a regular 2'x1.5' satellite dish >>>(primestar i think) will work for a solar collector? >> >> >> >> Pretty small -- 300 watts of insolation at best. Figure a typical >> small stove burner puts out 1000 watts at least. Now one of >> those early satellite dishes five feet in diameter would catch >> a LOT of rays.... >> >> -K >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Biofuel mailing list >> Biofuel@sustainablelists.org >> http://sustainablelists.org/mailman/listinfo/biofuel_sustainablelists.org >> >> Biofuel at Journey to Forever: >> http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html >> >> Search the combined Biofuel and Biofuels-biz list archives (50,000 >> messages): >> http://www.mail-archive.com/biofuel@sustainablelists.org/ >> >> > > > _______________________________________________ > Biofuel mailing list > Biofuel@sustainablelists.org > http://sustainablelists.org/mailman/listinfo/biofuel_sustainablelists.org > > Biofuel at Journey to Forever: > http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html > > Search the combined Biofuel and Biofuels-biz list archives (50,000 > messages): > http://www.mail-archive.com/biofuel@sustainablelists.org/ > > > -- > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > Version: 7.1.394 / Virus Database: 268.9.4/375 - Release Date: 6/25/2006 > -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.394 / Virus Database: 268.9.5/376 - Release Date: 6/26/2006 _______________________________________________ Biofuel mailing list Biofuel@sustainablelists.org http://sustainablelists.org/mailman/listinfo/biofuel_sustainablelists.org Biofuel at Journey to Forever: http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html Search the combined Biofuel and Biofuels-biz list archives (50,000 messages): http://www.mail-archive.com/biofuel@sustainablelists.org/