Are you running ac/dc transformers? -RickG On Tue, Aug 25, 2009 at 2:09 PM, Chuck Profito<cprof...@cv-access.com> wrote: > Our solar site has 2 deep cycle marine batteries in series running > everything at 24 volts with no inverter. > It lasts more than a week, closer to two I think, running 2 star boards w/ > two radios each. We don't have temp problems so we just put batteries and > injectors in a water heater stand. > > -----Original Message----- > From: wireless-boun...@wispa.org [mailto:wireless-boun...@wispa.org] On > Behalf Of Marlon K. Schafer > Sent: Tuesday, August 25, 2009 10:33 AM > To: WISPA General List > Subject: Re: [WISPA] solar site > > Just an example of how little power we really need. > > I guess I'm too used to those 500 horse power irrigation pumps we use. > > marlon > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Paul Rice" <paul.r...@boomerang-networks.com> > To: "WISPA General List" <wireless@wispa.org> > Sent: Tuesday, August 25, 2009 10:09 AM > Subject: Re: [WISPA] solar site > > >> Yikes, that is daunting. >> >> Is that the site your putting in, or your example site? >> >> -------------------------------------------------- >> From: "Marlon K. Schafer" <o...@odessaoffice.com> >> Sent: Tuesday, August 25, 2009 12:04 PM >> To: "WISPA General List" <wireless@wispa.org> >> Subject: Re: [WISPA] solar site >> >>> 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! 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