120.... ----- Original Message ----- From: "Paul Rice" <paul.r...@boomerang-networks.com> To: "WISPA General List" <wireless@wispa.org> Sent: Tuesday, August 25, 2009 9:35 AM Subject: Re: [WISPA] solar site
> Hey Marlon > > is that 1.8 amps at 120VAC or 1.8 amps at 12VDC? > > volts x amps = watts > the precise nominal and max watts that is the real factor determining the > size of the power system needed > the difference is 25 watts or 250 watts :) > CostCo has a solar panel + charger + frame that would work for 25 watts, I > think > > 500 is good price, since your able to access it easily, it shouldn't be > much > of risk. > > -------------------------------------------------- > From: "Marlon K. Schafer" <o...@odessaoffice.com> > Sent: Tuesday, August 25, 2009 11:29 AM > To: "WISPA General List" <wireless@wispa.org> > Subject: Re: [WISPA] solar site > >> Are you really saying that less than 500 bucks will build a solar system >> good enough for our radios these days? >> >> Dude, if that's true I can open up a LOT more doors! >> marlon >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "Mike" <m...@aweiowa.com> >> To: "WISPA General List" <wireless@wispa.org> >> Sent: Tuesday, August 25, 2009 8:50 AM >> Subject: Re: [WISPA] solar site >> >> >>>I bought two of the Northern Tool $79.00 15 watt panels, their $49.00 >>> charge controller, a deep cycle marine battery from Walmart and built >>> my own. So far, the "fully charged" light comes on every day. The >>> battery should run my two radio repeater for more than a week. Might >>> not be the club way to do it, but it works. >>> >>> Mike >>> >>> At 11:09 PM 8/24/2009, you wrote: >>>>Hi All, >>>> >>>>Sorry for the cross post. Time is short on this project and I need a >>>>lot >>>>of >>>>help. >>>> >>>>I've never done a solar project. Never really even looked at them due >>>>to >>>>the costs I've seen tossed about. >>>> >>>>Now I have a customer that's willing to purchase the initial equipment >>>>needed to cover his community. The ONLY way into the area is a hill >>>>that's >>>>within sight of my tower and NOT anywhere near power. >>>> >>>>I'll be able to just run a single MT board with two radios in it for >>>>this >>>>site. One backhaul and 1 distribution. I'll guess that I'll have less >>>>than >>>>a 2 amp draw (probably much less than 1 amp in reality). >>>> >>>>We don't often get long periods of no sun. Could be days of fog or low >>>>clouds in the winter, but mostly we'll have a lot of sun. On the foggy >>>>or >>>>cloudy days we often don't have enough wind to worry about wind >>>>generation. >>>>I think. >>>> >>>>So, please clue me in on what to buy, who to buy it from (vendors >>>>welcome!) >>>>and anything else I'm missing. >>>> >>>>Thanks all! >>>>marlon >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>>-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- >>>>WISPA Wants You! Join today! >>>>http://signup.wispa.org/ >>>>-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- >>>> >>>>WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org >>>> >>>>Subscribe/Unsubscribe: >>>>http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless >>>> >>>>Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/ >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- >>> WISPA Wants You! Join today! >>> http://signup.wispa.org/ >>> -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- >>> >>> WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org >>> >>> Subscribe/Unsubscribe: >>> http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless >>> >>> Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/ >> >> >> >> -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- >> WISPA Wants You! Join today! >> http://signup.wispa.org/ >> -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- >> >> WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org >> >> Subscribe/Unsubscribe: >> http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless >> >> Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/ > > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > WISPA Wants You! Join today! > http://signup.wispa.org/ > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org > > Subscribe/Unsubscribe: > http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless > > Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- WISPA Wants You! Join today! http://signup.wispa.org/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/
